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Architect wants to turn W. Dundee hardware store into theater

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A local architect wants to convert the former Ace Hardware store at 118 S. First St. in West Dundee into a regional cultural arts theater.

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A local architect with ambitious plans to turn an abandoned West Dundee hardware store into a regional cultural arts theater hopes the project would breathe new life into the downtown. The building would become a haven for theater, music, photography and dance groups, while reserving performance space for high school and local theater groups.

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