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Saturday, April 20
"The debate over Wal-Mart here in Chicago has raised a lot of questions and opened a lot of eyes. I don't think this story is over yet - far from it." A bit late to the game, but the New York Times offers an article about the debate of putting two Wal-Marts in Chicago. Forget Wal-Mart. When are they finally going to put a Cracker Barrel in River North?