Little Village residents said a void will be left in the neighborhood after the store closes on Sunday.
"Oh my God, now where am I going to have to go," Little Village resident Wilhelmina Garcia said.
Walmart issued a statement explaining its reasoning to close the four stores, writing in part, "...our Chicago stores have not been profitable since we opened the first one nearly 17 years ago - these stores lose tens of millions of dollars a year, and their annual losses nearly doubled in just the last five years."
Little Village Community Council organizers are amassing their voices Friday outside the Walmart, passing a petition to try and keep the store from shuttering.
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