Citing the need for new investment to boost the sagging local economy, Wal-Mart is preparing a new push for approval of as many as five new stores in Chicago, sources said today.This article notes that there is already a Wal-Mart in the city in Chicago's 37th Ward on the west side.
There is only one Wal-Mart in Chicago, as organized labor has fought for years to repel the non-union retailer's bid for expansion. Ald. Howard Brookins said the first store in the new push would be aimed at his 21st Ward on the South Side.
Two other stores may be aimed at the 20th and 34th Wards on the South Side, the sources said.
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"In an economy where retailers are laying off people, it makes more sense than ever to pull the trigger," Brookins said. "We need to jump start our economy."
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