May 21, 2014
(L-R) Philip Johnson, principal with Johnson & Lee, Ltd., Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, John Bonds, Safeway Construction (pictured in foreground) and 4th Ward Ald. Will Burns (standing next to Mayor Emanuel), got together last Wednesday to announce a new Mariano's grocery store will be built on vacant Chicago Housing Authority land at 39th and King Dr. with construction to start next year.
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Mariano’s Grocery Store Coming to Bronzville, Alderman Questions Why No Mariano’s for 5th Ward
Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood will soon welcome a Mariano’s grocery store which is expected to bring about 400 jobs to the area. Occupants of the Oakwood Shores Senior Residence, 3750 S. Cottage Grove, welcomed the news with cheers and applause during a press conference held last week with city officials.