Community members gathered Friday afternoon at the Walmart neighborhood market on West Cermak to push to keep the location open.
throughout Chicago, including the Neighborhood Market at 2551 W. Cermak Rd."This is going to be a disservice to the community. Just ask the pharmacy, the health care center that they have here," said Kristian Armendariz of the Little Village Community Council."It's unfair that Walmart all of a sudden decides to pass their bags because they say that they're not making their projected profits."on Thursday.
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