Illinois The government spends millions to open grocery stores in food deserts. The real test is their survival. 'Without the grocery store, communities just have a really hard time succeeding economically,' an expert said. By Molly Parker, Capital News Illinois / 9 Aug 2024
Data Harvest GRAPHIC: Food prices — especially meat — are outstripping historical inflation In the past 20 years, inflation on food prices was about 2% each year. Last year, it jumped. By Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America / 2 Mar 2022
Agribusiness 'When a grocery store closes up and it's your last one, you feel it immediately' Rural areas are losing grocery stores but gaining other kinds of food retailers, such as dollar stores, according to the USDA. By Amanda Perez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America / 27 Jan 2022
