Kroger

South Bend Common Council Member Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers has called a public meeting Aug. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the MLK Dream Center to hear from west side businesses and residents hurt by the Western Avenue Kroger store's July 22 closure.

Residents on South Bend’s west side say they’re reeling from the announcement that the Western Avenue Kroger will shut its doors later this summer.

Kroger has said it will close the Western Avenue store in South Bend by August but that could come sooner depending on how long shelves take to clear.

The United Food and Commercial Workers union says it will continue to demand Kroger grocery stores give workers hazard pay during the pandemic. That comes…

While doctors and nurses are risking their lives working with COVID-19 patients in hospitals, some are risking theirs working in stores and making…