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Environmental and health groups are pushing dozens of fast food companies, supermarkets chains and other retail outlets to remove PFAS from their packaging

The city should seek a candidate from among those grocers who already know the business, which is famous for thin profit margins, and would hit the ground running

‘Sunday reset? More like resetting societal norms’

When market actors such as grocers divest from a community, policymakers turn to incentives to lure them back. Now is the time to rethink this approach.

The corner of 63rd and Halsted was one of the mightiest shopping districts in Chicago, and it was a lifeline for us.

The store’s closing gives the city and the developer a chance to find a grocery store that’s a better fit for the neighborhood

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said her predecessor’s grand experiment was doomed from the start. Many in the community are “hard pressed to pay, for example, 15 bucks a pound for a piece of steak.”

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Whole Foods will close two of its 12 Chicago area stores, including a location Englewood, a poor South Side neighborhood considered a food desert, a spokesperson for the specialty grocer confirmed Friday.

CHICAGO — Six years ago Whole Foods Market opened a store with much fanfare in Englewood, a South Side neighborhood that had few other groceries at the time. Lines of customers, many of them clutching Whole Foods tote bags, stretched out the door on opening day. Live music filled the…

The store in Englewood Square Shopping Center is among six stores targeted for closure nationwide, including a store in Lincoln Park.