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Thank you to our sponsors, partners and especially the citizens of Chicago who embraced the Unwrap Chicago: Eat, Drink & Buy Local campaign. 

Check out some quick facts about the campaign here.  We are already planning more Buy Local fun for 2012.

Featured Local Businesses

Sauganash Wellness Center

6160 N. Cicero Ave. Ste. 214, Chicago IL 60646 | Phone (773) 283-4470
Enhance your current and future health with chiropractic, acupuncture, therapeutic massage, reiki and craniosacral therapy from our certified and licensed doctors and massage therapists....

Bloom Yoga Studio

4663 N. Rockwell St. , Chicago IL 60625
Yoga & Massage for all ages and stages...

News + Announcements

02/01/12 - Unwrap Chicago Wrap-up - Unwrap Chicago: Eat, Drink & Buy Local rocked Chicago during the 2011 Holiday Season. Check out some quick facts about the campaign here.
10/26/11 - HB3236 HEALTH BENEFIT PURCHASING COOP - Legislation has been passed in the Illinois House that would allow groups of businesses to establish Health Benefit Purchasing Cooperatives. This legislation is currently stalled in the IL Senate due to heavy lobbying by insurance interests.
10/26/11 - LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY - A growing coalition of advocates for local and neighborhood-based investments in our food economy has crafted a Statement in Support of Local Food Economy in Chicago.
05/16/11 - Chicago Neighborhoods First Coalition - Local First Chicago has joined the Chicago Neighborhoods First Coalition to help Chicago neighborhoods find their voice in how development proceeds in their community. www.chicagoneighborhoodsfirst.org

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