A city council committee has given approval to a proposal to get a Wal-Mart to Chicago's far South Side, passing on the matter to the entire council. The whole council will engage in the issue, next week.

If it is given a green signal, persons in other areas of the city say that they are expecting to witness Wal-Mart inaugurate stores in their neighborhoods.

Prior this week, Wal-Mart declared that it plans to launch dozens of petite and big stores in the city.

With plans in action to construct a Wal-Mart on Chicago's far South Side, residents in Englewood would like their community to be the next.

Community Activist, Bryant David said, "63rd and Halsted Street was like the downtown of Englewood. They had everything: from Hillman's, Sears, Woolworth, and Goldblatt’s. Today, it's an empty place".

Both, district inhabitants and community advocates say that the region continues to be down monetarily and requires both the employment and services that a Wal-Mart superstore can proffer.

The Chicago City Council's zoning board voted to rezone land in the Pullman Park locality so that the vendor can start construction there.

Labor Chiefs say that Wal-Mart has assured to disburse employees a minimum of $8.75 per hour with at least increases of 40 cents within a year.