Woodlawn Residents Eye An Oasis In Neighborhood’s “Food Desert”

Woodlawn Residents Eye An Oasis In Neighborhood’s “Food Desert”

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Many residents of Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood have to trek well outside their neighborhood to find a place they can buy fresh, healthy food. That could change next year, if Jewel-Osco carries out its new plan to open a full-service grocery at 63rd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. WBEZ’s Benjamin Payne reports.