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Posted by John Byrne<\/em> at 8:53 p.m.
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<\/br>A hearing will be delayed until next month on the controversial plan for a Wal-Mart store on the Far South Side, the chairman of the City Council’s Zoning Committee said today.
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<\/br>Ald. Daniel Solis, 25th, said he will hold a special meeting on the Wal-Mart proposed for the Pullman neighborhood in time for it to be included on the City Council’s May 12 agenda if it receives enough votes in the committee.
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But Solis decided not to consider the issue at Thursday’s Zoning Committee meeting in large part because he predicts a big crowd to turn out to testify both for and against allowing the second Wal-Mart inside Chicago city limits.\n<\/p>\n

"We expect it could take some time, and I wanted to make sure to give ample time to hear from everyone involved," he said. "It’s about the logistics."
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<\/br>A handful of aldermen also asked him to reschedule because they won’t be able to make it to Thursday’s meeting, yet want to cast votes on the contentious issue.
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<\/br>"We’re polling aldermen now to see if May 5 or May 7 works better" as a new date for the Wal-Mart hearing, Solis said.
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<\/br>Some local labor unions have pushed hard against Wal-Mart, arguing the giant retailer should provide \u201cmeaningful employment,\u201d including higher wages.
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<\/br>Aldermen allied with the unions recently introduced an ordinance mandating any large retailer that receives direct or indirect city financial aid pay employees more than $11 an hour.
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<\/br>Wal-Mart has not sought a subsidy, but other parts of the mixed-use Pullman project have.
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<\/br>Solis said labor leaders urged him not to hold a hearing before May 12 on the proposed development, which was recently approved by the city Plan Commission.
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<\/br>"I think they feel like they need more time to get Wal-Mart to the negotiating table," Solis said. "But from my perspective, the important thing is to give the plan a proper hearing as promptly as we can."
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<\/br>Jorge Ramirez, secretary treasurer of the Chicago Federation of Labor, confirmed that he asked Solis to hold off until Wal-Mart representatives agreed to sit down and discuss the issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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