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Tuesday, February 18
The Rogers Park blog is reporting that Ald. Joe Moore has green-lighted a deal to bring a "mini" Wal-Mart store to the corner of Greenview Ave. and Jarvis in Rogers Park. The Alderman will have a press conference on Monday about the deal, but it sure won't be the last you'll hear about it.
And if you believe that, you're pretty gullible. That's a sweet April Fool's from RogersPark.com.