Food 4 Less to Give Another $2,500 to Parks

Looks like the bill for library laptops aren't the only expenditure a Kroger-owned company is paying to make a splash with the Heights. 

At its grand opening Wednesday morning, the highly-anticipated new grocery store, Food 4 Less, will be donating $2,500 to the Chicago Heights Park District. This news comes just one week after library administrator Michel Davis announced he would be at the event to pick up a check for the same amount.

Food 4 Less general manager Nick Benavidez appears optimistic about the stores impact on the Heights community, stating that the store will provide jobs, services and quality products to the area.

"Our modern shopper-friendly stores offer consumers quality, selection and one-stop-shopping convenience at prices well below conventional supermarkets," Benavidez said in a letter to the City Economic Development Director Joe Kudra.

Food 4 Less will be opening up in an area where a Dominick's once stood and failed to stay in business. The location in the 1300 block of Western Avenue places the grocery between an Ultra Foods and a Jewel Osco, both with Lincoln Highway addresses.

The grand opening celebration starts at 7 a.m. Wednesday morning with the ribbon cutting taking place at 8 a.m. The store is offering deals such as coupons for free Kroger brand bread to customers who spend $15 or more.