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Article: Super markets: Niles' plethora of ethnic grocers makes town food- shopping mecca
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- February 14, 2007
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The near northwest suburban community of Niles, best known for
its village landmark -- a half size replica of Italy's Leaning Tower
of Pisa, built as a water tower in 1932 -- made news last year for
two events: the dramatic arrest of its mayor and the opening of a
new supermarket.
Reporting on the June felony fraud indictment of Nicholas B.
Blase, mayor of Niles since 1961, paled next to the coverage given
the August debut of Super H Mart, the Midwest's largest Asian
grocery store.
Yet for those in the know, Niles, at Chicago's northwest border,
long has been a multi-ethnic food-shopping destination.
Its six square miles along Milwaukee Avenue boast an
extraordinarily rich grocery ...