"A massive new 66,000-square-foot Whole Foods opened Wednesday, April 27, in the One Chicago building at the corner of Chicago Avenue and State Street. In addition to local produce and meat, a prepared foods counter, a bakery, coffee bar, and, of course, groceries, this location will also contain a bar stocking 300 craft beers and 600 wines, supervised by two sommeliers. To celebrate the opening, the store will be matching 100 percent of the proceeds from local products purchased in-store through Sunday, May 1, and donating it to Lakeview Pantry. This Whole Foods has replaced a previous location on Huron Street. The opening coincides with the announcement that Whole Foods will be closing the Englewood location at Halsted and 63rd that opened in 2016 to great fanfare and with the help of $10.7 million in tax-increment financing: by offering grocery prices on a sliding scale, it promised to boost economic development in the neighborhood. A location in Lincoln Park near DePaul University will also be closing. Whole Foods Market, 3 W. Chicago Avenue, Open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily." - Naomi Waxman
