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NewsColony PPP loans: Westchester small business owner leads class action lawsuit against Chase Bank WESTCHESTER, Ill. (WLS) — Sha-Poppin’ Gourmet Popcorn Shoppe is tucked into a strip mall at Roosevelt and Mannheim roads in Westchester. Its owner is now taking on a big bank. Sha-Poppin’ Gourmet Popcorn Shoppe is tucked into a strip mall at Roosevelt and Mannheim roads in Westchester. Its owner is now taking on a big bank. “Someone has to speak up for small business,” Stacy Hawkins-Armstrong said. Hawkins-Armstrong said Chase delayed her applications for a federal loan with the Payroll Protection Program. She is now the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Chase Bank and some Chase clients. The lawsuit alleges Chase was negligent and used deceptive and unfair practices in distributing PPP loans. “It was just a brick wall, every time you went in there it was a brick wall,” she said. “It’s disgraceful,” said Chris Dore, attorney for Edelson PC representing Hawkins-Arm...