Local high school student gives voice to those who sell StreetWise in Chicago

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's a publication that is part of the fabric of Chicago.

If you've spent any time in the city, you have seen people selling StreetWise outside shops and on busy corners. The magazine launched in 1992, with a business model that benefits the vendors, who are without homes or at-risk for experiencing homelessness.

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Now, local high school student Anthony Mateos is giving voice to the people who sell StreetWise every day, with the book "Who We Are: Stories From the Chicago StreetWise Community."

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Mateos joined ABC7 Chicago Tuesday to talk more about it.

He talked about what inspired him to write the book, how he did it, which vendors' stories stood out to him and what he hopes readers will take away.

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