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In January, a Yellow Banana executive promised the city that his company would improve after multiple delays opening stores in underserved South and West side communities.
In January, a Yellow Banana exec promised his company would improve after multiple delays opening stores in underserved South and West side communities.
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Yellow Banana, owner of the Save A Lot, plans to renovate the store, but local shoppers say the building needs to go after decades of rat infestation.
Six years ago, Mekazin Alexander bought a 6,000-square-foot lot several houses down from where she owns a home in Englewood.
The city is planning to sell the lots on the South and West sides for 10 percent of their value. But the new incarnation of a program that in the past sold the lots for $1 is getting mixed reviews from residents.