On Thursday, August 20th I hosted a community meeting to announce the long-awaited grocery store development on the Southeast corner of Madison and Western.

For those of you who were unable to attend the meeting, I am happy to announce that Pete’s Fresh Market will be coming to the neighborhood. Construction is slated to begin in June 2010, and the store is set to open a year after in June 2011.

I personally visited many locations of all the chains that were in consideration, and Pete’s is the best choice for the community. It was with great pride that I made this announcement, fulfilling a promise I made during my campaign.

If you were unable to attend the meeting and would like a copy of Pete’s power point presentation, please e-mail Pasquale at my office at Pasquale.Neri@cityofchicago.org.