‘Dancing in the street’: Venice residents, in a food desert, thrilled their town primed for a grocery store

VENICE, Ill. (First Alert 4) – A grocery store groundbreaking in a city considered a food desert is just one of many reasons residents, and even the Illinois governor, believe the city of Venice is primed for a revival.

“We used to have a grocery store; it’s a gas station now.”

Venice native Velcey Jackson reminisced about the past but said she’s mainly excited for the future…

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