Lobbying Disclosure: Chicago Market Community Co-op
April 1, 2019
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The Frame
This disclosure identifies the formal efforts by a community-owned grocery cooperative to engage city officials for administrative support or assistance during the second quarter of 2019.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Chicago Market members
The organization they own is seeking administrative assistance from city government.
Chicago City Council members
They were the targets of the lobbying effort regarding the co-op's request.
Last recorded activity April 1, 2019.
Next step not available in the current record.
Summary
Key Facts
- Gregory Berlowitz served as the lobbyist for Chicago Market during the period of April 1, 2019, to June 30, 2019.
- The client is the Chicago Cooperative, operating as Chicago Market.
- The lobbying effort targeted the Chicago City Council and individual aldermen.
- The stated action sought was administrative assistance for a community food co-op.
Why It Matters
This disclosure identifies the formal efforts by a community-owned grocery cooperative to engage city officials for administrative support or assistance during the second quarter of 2019.
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Discoveries
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Co-op Engagement
The document highlights a specific instance of a community-owned cooperative utilizing formal lobbying channels to interact with municipal government.
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Sources
data.cityofchicago.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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