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McHenry GameStop among several closed in northern Illinois

Posted January 14, 2026 11:49 am

By Janelle Walker and Denise M. Baran-Unland

McHenry’s GameStop is among several of the gaming and collectibles stores across Illinois that have closed in recent days or are about to be shuttered.

GameStop is closing numerous stores nationwide including the one in McHenry, said Doug Martin, McHenry’s economic development director, in an email.

Its corporate team said in a December 2025 SEC filing that 590 store locations were discontinued in 2024 alone.

“We anticipate closing a significant number of additional stores in fiscal 2025,” GameStop’s corporate team said in the December SEC filing.

The website GameStop Closing List tracks the chain’s closures and said 470 have shut down so far this month.

Stores closed in suburban Chicago include DeKalb, Geneva and South Elgin. Will County saw three stores close in New Lennox, Joliet and Shorewood.

Long-struggling as gamers move to titles downloaded from the internet, GameStop saw its stock rise by 2,500% in January 2021 as fans of the company artificially manipulated its price.