Wal-Smart

By Rachelle Bowden in News on May 27, 2004 1:27PM

Arriving in another city to practice their dark art of Every Day Low Prices and Every Day Low Wages, Wal-Mart managed a two-fer yesterday, first gaining their first store in Chicago, and second, proving that if the local Alderman wants it, it happens. Despite a lot of yelling about building a brand new 150,000 square foot store in a depressed, West Side neighborhood, City Council aldermen finally acquiesced to Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) call for a zoning change to allow the store to be built.  It should be great to have a new place to crush local, small businesses while we get an opportunity to purchase the new Jessica Simpson CD with our giant box of Tide.