The people of Chicago received hard lessons that crime and socialism have catastrophic consequences, as grocery stores are shuttering across the city.
As FOX 32 Chicago reported, seven Save-A-Lot stores on the Windy City’s South and West sides closed today. This news comes despite the stores receiving $13.5 million in city grant (taxpayer) money to stay open.
But Save A Lot previously cut ties with Yellow Banana, which operates the stores, leaving the operator with no choice.
In addition, Yellow Banana suffered a blow when CEO Joe Canfield died of a stroke at the age of 54 back in April.
Block Club Chicago also notes that Yellow Banana had a hard enough time opening the stores to begin with due to missed deadlines, protests, legal disputes, sudden closures, and scathing national headlines.
The closure of these stores will make it far harder for residents of the South and West to find fresh groceries. These are impoverished, crime-ridden areas that are already struggling with food insecurity.
Communist Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, of course, was quick to blame the federal government for the closures, citing ‘cuts’ to SNAP benefits, for example.
“You know what’s happening at the federal level? That’s what’s causing the disruption of the local market,” he said. “I’m going to continue to do my part to make these necessary investments.
“The hope is that our different leaders can come together to find a way.”
Several residents spoke to FOX 32 Chicago, expressing their exasperation at the closures and wondering where they would get their next emails.
“It’s bad, because this is the only reasonable store that we have around the neighborhoods,” one woman told the outlet.
“It (the store) just opened up, and now it’s about to close down again,” another said. “We got nothing!” I don’t know what we’re going to do.”
Other residents expressed concern about what the closures would mean for the employees of the stores, noting that they all come from similar economic backgrounds.
“The majority of the people working (at the store) are like my family,” a man said. “Another blow to the community.”
WATCH:
Chicago sank $14M into a discount grocery chain and it went under.
This is progressivism in action: Overpromise, waste tax dollars, watch the project fail miserably, then shrug it off.
Progressives don’t care about a plan succeeding.
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— Chicago Contrarian (@ChicagoContrar1) July 25, 2026
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