blog posts Can the next US president lower your grocery costs? Oct 14, 2024 11:00 am by WMAQ-TVIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images WMAQ-TV (Oct. 11) Inflation has cooled, yet grocery bills are still higher than they were prepandemic. 'Can politicians walk into office, flip a switch and lower food prices? No, that’s just not reality,' says U. of I. professor Jonathan Coppess. Share on Facebook Tweet Email