Aldi sets gala for remodeled Des Plaines store

DES PLAINES - Aldi will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reopening of its Des Plaines store, 1365 Lee Street at 8:25 a.m. July 19.

Following the reopening, the store will hold the popular Golden Ticket giveaway, offering gift cards to the first 100 customers. Shoppers can also sample Aldi-exclusive brand foods and enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a year's supply of Aldi produce.

The Des Plaines store is part of the $1.9 billion Aldi investment to remodel and expand more than 1,300 stores nationwide by the end of 2020. Locally, the Batavia-based company is investing $180 million to update more than 130 stores in the Chicago area by the end of 2020.