Joseph S. Pete

Lake Station will again get a full-service grocery store years after Central Market closed.

The city of around 13,000 residents in eastern Lake County has been working for years to lure a replacement to the Key Market building at 3232 Central Ave., which was most recently known as Central Market.

A Chicago-based grocer plans to do an extensive renovation and open a full-service supermarket in the building, Lake Station Mayor Bill Carroll said. The new grocery store will feature a restaurant and Hispanic, Polish and other ethnic sections, as well as a full array of groceries, including fresh produce, meat and seafood.

"Lake Station is very diverse, from a historical Polish population to Hispanic populations," Carroll said. "This will cater to them and have American grocer

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