As we post this well written in depth article from the Chicago Sun Times regarding the disastrous state of primary grocery access in beleaguered areas of Chicago , some powerful memories are stirred up (no pun intended)

The article references a particular Aldi’s store at 76th and South Ashland Ave which was abruptly closed recently. Our editor grew up a few blocks from there at 7628 S. Paulina but thankfully his family moved out of there way back in 1970. Even then, over a half...