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With West Garfield Park plan, adding fresh food at former Aldi site is just the start

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Aldi angered many in West Garfield Park when it closed the store in 2021. When retailers, especially food stores, pull out of a poor Black community, is it a racist act or just sensible capitalism? A decision about who gets the site could come by year-end. Each proposal pencils in about $20 million in city subsidies.

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With West Garfield Park plan, adding fresh food at former Aldi site is just the start

A rendering of the proposed Westgate project in the 3800 block of West Madison Street.Provided In 2022, city officials took a decisive but controversial step in dealing with a growing food desert on the West Side.Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration got authority from the City Council to acquire a shuttered Aldi supermarket at 3835 W. Madison St. for $700,000. The grocer angered many in West Garfield Park when it closed the store in 202…

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Chicago Sun Times broke the news in Chicago, United States on Monday, August 21, 2023.
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