Chicago Market

Chicago Market will be a big, bright, beautiful community-owned grocery store featuring local, sustainably farmed, organic produce, meat and dairy products, as well as all of the other staples you'd expect from your market—dry goods, bulk foods, frozen foods, wine, beer and liquor. We'll have delicious prepared foods and fresh-baked goods. Chicago Market will be a community asset where shoppers can enjoy the juice and coffee bar and learn through workshops and classes.

Located in the immaculately restored historic Gerber Building at the Wilson CTA Station in Uptown, Chicago Market will have approximately 13,000 square feet of retail space, a spacious parking lot and will be conveniently located for train and bus travelers.

Chicago Market will provide farm-to-table transparency about food, its origins and its processes. It will educate its community about nutrition, ingredient sourcing and methods of food production. The Market will support sustainability and integrity in all areas, including environmental stewardship, fair labor practices and cooperative principles. It will be devoted to the triple bottom line: People, Planet and Prosperity.

Your donation brings it all to life—from construction to coolers to pre-open staffing costs to stocking the store!

As its fiscal sponsor, the Cooperative Development Fund of CDS will use your gift to benefit Chicago Market in a manner consistent with the Fund's charitable purpose to support the wise use and development of cooperatively owned businesses.