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WIU’s IIRA Program Helping Bring Grocery Store to Cairo Illinois
Partnership and perseverance end food desert in Illinois’ southernmost city
Pritzker initiative to provide $20 million for struggling independent groceries
New grocery store set to open in Cairo, Illinois, ending food desert and boosting local economy
Farmer City, IL hasn’t had a grocery store in seven years. Local citizens want that to change.

Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
Western Illinois University
518 Stipes Hall • 1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455

Email: iira@wiu.edu

Phone: (309)298-2237

Fax: (309)298-2142