'I know it's about discrimination': South Side aldermen upset grocery store closings leaving them without fresh food options

"Where do we go? The groceries are so important to the neighborhood."

• Jun 23

Whole Foods closing Englewood grocery store after six years

Whole Foods will be closing its store in Englewood, six years after opening a grocery store in what had once been a food desert on the South Side.

• Apr 29

Man Shot, Wounded Outside Whole Foods Store On Kingsbury Street Off North Avenue

A man was shot and wounded Sunday afternoon outside the Whole Foods store on Kingsbury Street just south of North Avenue.

• Nov 22, 2020

Employees At South Loop, Lakeview Whole Foods Stores Test Positive For Coronavirus

Staffers at the Whole Foods stores in the South Loop and in Lakeview have tested positive for coronavirus, the company announced Sunday.

• May 3, 2020

Team Members At Whole Foods In Lincoln Park Test Positive For COVID-19

Several COVID-19 cases have been reported at Whole Foods on Kingsbury in Lincoln Park. 

• May 2, 2020

Organization Calls Whole Foods Employees To Call In Sick Tuesday

There could be long lines at Whole Foods on Tuesday as many workers call in sick. 

• Mar 31, 2020

Amazon Pushes Whole Foods Grocery Delivery To New Cities

Amazon is expanding delivery to its Prime members in Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan, Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa, Florida, Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Omaha, St. Louis, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

• Sep 26, 2018

Amazon Offers Curbside Grocery Pickup At Whole Foods For Prime Members

Orders of $35 and up are free if pickup is in an hour.

• Aug 8, 2018

New Whole Foods Distribution Center Opens In Pullman

Whole Foods' new Pullman distribution center employs 100 people and has space for both future expansion and job growth.

• Jan 8, 2018

Goodbye, 'Whole Paycheck'? Price Drops Promised In Amazon Takeover

New owner Amazon is teasing shoppers with price reductions on a long list of products, from produce to organic meats and seafood to staples like eggs and butter. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.

• Aug 25, 2017

Amazon Buying Whole Foods, Making Strong Move Into Groceries

Online juggernaut Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, a strong move to expand its growing reach into groceries.

• Jun 16, 2017

City Hosts Free Reusable Bag Giveaway Ahead Of New Bag Tax

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Friday a partnership with Jewel-Osco, Mariano's, Target and Whole Foods to provide Chicago residents free, reusable bags ahead of the Chicago Checkout Bag Tax.

• Jan 27, 2017

No Longer A 'Food Desert,' Englewood Welcomes New Whole Foods Market

The celebrations today for many of the workers were about something more.

• Sep 28, 2016

New Whole Foods, Starbucks Stores Opening In Englewood

Aiming to boost the economy and improve the quality of food available in Englewood, Whole Foods was opening its new store on the South Side on Wednesday.

• Sep 28, 2016

New Englewood Whole Foods Showcasing Products Of 35 Area Businesses

The new Englewood Whole Foods made an effort to work with local businesses, selecting 35 with very similar goals.

• Sep 27, 2016

Whole Foods Breaks Ground On New Pullman Distribution Center

The 140,000-square-foot facility is expected to bring in about 150 jobs to a neighborhood that played a prominent role in the labor movement at the turn of the 20th century, and has become the focus of revival efforts in recent years.

• Jul 26, 2016

Whole Foods Building Pullman Distribution Center

The 140,000-square foot facility would open in 2018 at a vacant site at 720 E. 111th St., just off the Bishop Ford Freeway.

• Mar 17, 2016

Whole Food Sells Pre-Peeled Oranges & Twitter Roars Its Disapproval

• Mar 7, 2016

Whole Foods Recalls Maytag Raw Milk Blue Cheese

Whole Foods is recalling Maytag Raw Milk Blue Cheese products from its shelves over concerns about possible listeria contamination.

• Mar 2, 2016

When Englewood Whole Foods Opens, Expect Shelves Stocked With Local Goods

Small business owners on Chicago's South Side say Whole Foods is offering them the big shot they need to grow their business.

• Jan 13, 2016

Jeni's Ice Cream Shops Close, Products Recalled, Amid Bacteria Scare

The company says listeria was found in a sample taken by the Nebrasksa Department of Agriculture.

• Apr 23, 2015

Potential Whole Foods Suppliers Flock To Englewood Workshop

Chicago area entrepreneurs filled an auditorium at Kennedy-King College on Friday, hoping Whole Foods would pick their products to fill the shelves of a store scheduled to open in Englewood at the end of the year.

• Jan 23, 2015

Whole Foods Chain Grabs Seven Former Dominick's Locations

Dominick's parent company Safeway Inc. pulled out of the Chicago market late last year.

• Feb 3, 2014