How Chicago small businesses are grappling with rising inflation

By Claire Hyman
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Matilda Kromah, center, braids a clients hair at her salon, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Stephen Groves/Associated Press
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Matilda Kromah, center, braids a clients hair at her salon, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Stephen Groves/Associated Press

How Chicago small businesses are grappling with rising inflation

By Claire Hyman
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The inflation rate has reached a new 40-year high, hitting 8.5% annually in March. And small businesses are bearing the brunt of rising prices.

Reset digs into how inflation is impacting various businesses and organizations in Chicago.

GUESTS: Laura Boton, owner and hairdresser at Sine Qua Non Salon

Reyna Gonzalez, owner of Dulcería La Fiesta

Kellie O’Connell, CEO of Lakeview Pantry