Woodman’s grocery store looks to move to Plainfield

Woodman’s Food Market has submitted plans to construct a store at the northeast corner of 119th Street and Route 59 in Plainfield.

In addition to the food store, Woodman’s is proposing a fuel center that includes gas dispensers, a convenience store, a car wash and an oil change center, according to a news release from the village of Plainfield.

The 36-acre site features seven outlots available for additional development, according to the release.

Woodman’s estimated that the proposed store in Plainfield would create more than 200 new jobs and more than 200 temporary construction jobs, according to the release.

“We are happy that Woodman’s has selected Plainfield for their next store, and we look forward to working with them,” Mayor John F. Argoudelis said in the release. “They will be a great addition to the community, and our residents will benefit from having more grocery options. Bringing in a new, quality retailer that responds to public demand, provides jobs and produces tax revenue is part of the equation of making the best Plainfield.”

The village had worked with Woodman’s immediately after the closure of Walmart at 127th Street and Route 59 to try and potentially redevelop that vacant storefront, but those efforts were unsuccessful, according to the release.

“Woodman’s has always been very deliberate in selecting locations for our new stores,” Woodman’s President Clint Woodman said in the release. “This proposed location in Plainfield is consistent with our planned growth. We are confident that our proposed development will provide a long-term benefit to the residents of the village of Plainfield, and after nearly a decade of trying to secure the best location for our operations, we look forward to and appreciate the opportunity to become a corporate citizen of the village of Plainfield.”

Woodman’s application will have to proceed through the village approval process. It likely will go before the plan commission in February and then to the village board in the coming months. If approved, site improvements will begin this year or in 2025, according to the release.

Woodman’s Food Market was founded in 1918 and is an employee-owned company that owns and operates 19 locations in Wisconsin and Illinois.