{"id":9146,"date":"2015-03-08T18:55:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T23:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=9146"},"modified":"2015-03-09T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T19:45:17","slug":"video-chicagos-food-deserts-still-a-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/video-chicagos-food-deserts-still-a-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Chicago&#8217;s food deserts still a problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Janel Forte<\/p>\n<p>Imagine having to go further than 2 miles from your home to get fresh produce, and even then it\u2019s not guaranteed that it\u2019ll be affordable. That\u2019s a reality for many people throughout the Chicagoland area.<\/p>\n<p>Despite efforts by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to cut the number of food deserts, many Chicago neighborhoods still don&#8217;t have accessibility to fresh produce, fruits and vegetables.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago&#039;s Food Deserts Still a Problem\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/120848718?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/cantv.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-8953\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/CANTV_600px_Medill-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"CAN TV logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cantv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">MEDILL REPORTS<br \/>\nON CAN TV<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>In Chicago, watch Medill Reports video stories on CAN-TV channel 27<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Janel Forte Imagine having to go further than 2 miles from your home to get fresh produce, and even then it\u2019s not guaranteed that it\u2019ll be affordable. 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