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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

55 vacant Chicago storefronts to come alive in time for the holidays

Ken Meyer, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (Brian Rich/Sun-Times file)

Fifty-five Chicago storefronts will come to life over the holidays and cold winter months providing showcase space for entrepreneurs and artists, thanks to a $2 million program aimed at generating sorely needed foot traffic.

With retailers who managed to survive the pandemic still struggling to attract inflation-weary consumers, Mayor Lori Lightfoot launched the so-called “Small Business Storefront Activation Program.”

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