Opinion

Let Wal-Mart come to West Dundee

Posted June 05, 2008 11:00 pm

To West Dundee residents who oppose a new Wal-Mart: Your Spring Hill Fashion Corner is a ghost town. Your sister village to the east is losing businesses left and right. New retail is not exactly flocking to our communities east of Randall Road. You should prostrate yourselves and beg Wal-Mart to come your way.

I am baffled at your concern about an increase in crime rate. Are you imagining shoppers so elated over a great deal on soap that they might run naked through your streets shouting with joy? Please, spare those of us who are biting our nails at the imminent departure of the East Dundee store.

To Wal-Mart: Come to Carpentersville. We may be a little crazy, but we like your everyday low prices, and we'll welcome you with open arms. We promise to keep our clothes on.

Rebekah J. Towers

Carpentersville

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