Chicago says it hopes to open city-owned market instead of city-owned grocery store – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

“This market will have almost like a multiplier effect in that we could support local entrepreneurs and food producers in our own neighborhoods that will essentially now have a place to sell their goods,” Deputy Mayor Kenya Merritt said. “This model, I think, came out of a desire to be more impactful than just a public grocery store.” Still, details are scarce about when such a market would open, how it would be funded and operated and where it would be located.
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9mm
1 year ago

How about re-imaging things and making them pop up grocery stores.

ProzacPlease
1 year ago

They sound like college students sitting around singing Kumbaya in the dorm. We could totally start a city-owned market and make sure everyone has enough good food! Hey, pass the bong.

Totally unserious.

The Doctor
1 year ago

Is this just another Maxwell street market?

Taxpayer
1 year ago

Johnson’s Market has a certain ring to it

Old Joe
1 year ago

This is golden opportunity for a grocer of color to make bank in Englewood.

Chercher
1 year ago

They changed one word, from store to market. And they still aren’t sure what they mean by market.

Freddy
1 year ago
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I think shoplifting market sounds better than shoplifting store.

Ex Illini
1 year ago

They can talk all they want about food deserts and publicly owned grocery stores in the ghettos of Chicago. Until you enforce the law, and hold people accountable, none of this will work. There are plenty of videos from big blue cities across the country that document what happens when crime is tolerated.

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