As households across Illinois brace to lose their federal food assistance this month, grocery stores, especially independent grocers like those scattered throughout the Metro East, are preparing for the devasting effects of decreased spending.
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As Illinoisans lose federal food assistance, independent grocers face debt, store closure
When households lose their benefits, they spend less at the grocery store, and the already-thin profit margins of independent grocers like those in the Metro East become even slimmer.