Two Illinois towns losing only local grocery stores
It’s a crushing blow for two towns about 70 miles from St. Louis. Both are losing their only grocery store, Kroger.
“I was in law enforcement at one time,” despondent Carrollton, Ill. Mayor, Joseph Montanez said. “I used to be the officer who would go give death announcements to the parents of victims. This was like a death announcement.”
“This is my beloved grocery store. I cried all last night when I heard,” long-time customer of the Kroger store in White Hall, Ill., said
The two stores are part of the very fabric of the two towns: Carrollton and White Hall, just 10 miles apart in Greene County, Ill., northeast of St. Louis.
The stores have been operating for more than 50 years each, residents said. There are workers with more than 40 years on the job; 46 people in total will soon be out of work.
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