City of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Crosstreats Break Ground on Worker-owned Food Production Facility in Chatham
October 22, 2026The Johnson administration’s $500,000 Wealth Our Way investment will support South Side food manufacturing and expand ownership opportunities for formerly incarcerated and systems-impacted Chicagoans.
CHICAGO — Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson, Ald. Michelle Harris (8th), Department of Planning and Development (DPD) Commissioner Ciere Boatright, Community Desk Chicago, and community partners joined the worker-owners of CrossTreats to break ground on a new food production facility in Chatham, expanding South Side manufacturing and creating new pathways to business ownership.
“We are investing in the presence of community owned resources within our neighborhoods to prevent displacement while strengthening support networks within our communities,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson. “My administration is investing in businesses that create second chances, bring jobs and manufacturing back to our neighborhoods, and give more Chicagoans the opportunity to become owners. CrossTreats embodies the kind of economic development we want to support in Chicago, one where workers have a stake in the success they create and an opportunity to build lasting wealth for their families”