Aldi in Chicago's West Pullman abruptly closes, angering residents

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-16 03:00:49 | Updated at 2024-11-23 12:47:51 1 week ago

Aldi in Chicago's West Pullman abruptly closes, angering residents
NBC 5 Chicago ^ | 12 November 2024 | NBC Chicago Staff

Posted on 11/15/2024 6:54:36 PM PST by Steely Tom

Residents of Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood are venting their frustrations after an Aldi store abruptly closed its doors, leaving many wondering where to access fresh food.

According to the company, the store closed last month, with officials saying that all employees were offered transfers to nearby stores.

While the company says no jobs were lost, the neighborhood’s loss of easy access to fresh food is a painful reality for residents to navigate.

“All the stores in our community are closing,” one shopper told NBC Chicago. “It’s just sad that a lot of people don’t have transportation.”

The neighborhood also is reeling from the loss of a Walgreens location, with lights still left on inside.

Ald. Ronnie Mosley, who represents the city’s 21st ward, says the move feels like a slap in the race.

“They didn’t understand the ramifications of this,” she said. “They didn’t understand they were the only grocer in all of West Pullman.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: chicago; desert

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1 posted on 11/15/2024 6:54:36 PM PST by Steely Tom

To: Steely Tom

A chiraq run gubmint grocery store??? What could go wrong.

2 posted on 11/15/2024 6:57:28 PM PST by ealgeone

To: Steely Tom

“They didn’t understand the ramifications of this,” she said. “They didn’t understand they were the only grocer in all of West Pullman.”

Did you understand the problems of operating the store there and help them?

3 posted on 11/15/2024 6:57:29 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)

To: Steely Tom

Any chance the store is located in a neighborhood where a certain demographic prefers their groceries free?

4 posted on 11/15/2024 6:59:31 PM PST by lurk (u)

To: Steely Tom

I’ll give 10:1 odds that the locals were robbing the store blind.

5 posted on 11/15/2024 7:00:10 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)

To: ealgeone

“A chiraq run gubmint grocery store???”

What would that entail? All the groceries you can steal, but only in one grocery cart?

6 posted on 11/15/2024 7:00:40 PM PST by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O’Rourke)

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