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Chicago breaks ground on South Side youth shelter and worker-owned food plant

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Chicago broke ground on two South Side projects on October 21 and 22: a $6.2 million shelter for homeless young adults in Brainerd and a $1.5 million worker-owned snack factory in Chatham. A former motel becomes a 26-unit shelter with private rooms, and a century-old building becomes a nut-free food production hub.

Updated Oct 28