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7 Save A Lot Stores On Chicago's South And West Sides At Risk Of Closing

All the stores opened within just the past couple of years. Now they are at risk of closing if the company does not find a new investor.

(CBS Chicago)

July 23, 2026

The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.

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All the stores opened within just the past couple of years. Now they are at risk of closing this coming Saturday if Yellow Banana, the company that owns and operates the stores, does not find a new investor.

The chief executive officer of Yellow Banana, Joseph Canfield, died of a stroke this past April.

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