Walmart finds site for first North Side Chicago store

After years of foot-dragging by Chicago's City Council and its union allies, Walmart reached an agreement with the city officials this summer to greatly expand its Chicago presence from its one West Side store.

Two South Side Walmarts will open about a year from now, and the retail giant has found a location for its first North Side store, near Broadway and Diversey, Crain's Chicago Business is reporting.

Chicago's unemployment rate is 8.9 percent, but that does not include people who have given up looking for work.

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