Chicago offering $10,000 grants to help support food access in South and West sides

Small businesses and farmers markets can receive one-time grants through a new city program set up to expand food access. The Neighborhood Market Grant Program will provide up to $10,000 to small businesses operating in areas with low food access, according to a Friday news release. The program's announcement comes a month after the abrupt closure of seven Save A Lot grocery stores on the city’s South and West sides. Save A Lot's operator, Yellow Banana, had a redevelopment agreement with the…