Retail and Shopping
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Chocolates, flowers and procrastination. For many Americans, Valentine’s Day is a last-minute affair
Feb 14, 2024 10:39 am - In a classic “Saturday Night Live” sketch, a young man hands his girlfriend a Valentine’s Day gift: a bear dressed in a bee costume that he picked up at the drugstore. “W...
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Westfield Old Orchard’s planned redevelopment includes apartments, retail, event spacesFeb 13, 2024 1:24 pm - Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is partnering with Focus to bring new residences, eateries, wellness facilities, and outdoor amenities to the North Shore’s top lifestyle destination. Focus is the co-developer for the first phase of the transformation of Westfield Old Orchard in Skokie.
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Round1 Bowling & Arcade to open this summer in former Sears Grand space at Gurnee MillsFeb 07, 2024 2:39 pm - California-based subsidiary of company founded in Japan looking to expand in U.S. An aggressively expanding arcade/entertainment business will be filling a long vac...
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Making way for growth: Pheasant Run Resort buildings coming down; city eyes redevelopment of eastern gatewayFeb 05, 2024 4:06 pm - Drive into St. Charles from the east, you’ll be greeted by an empty mall and whatever remains standing at the Pheasant Run Resort. The Von Maur, once touted as a sign of ...
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Bloomingdale takes over Stratford Square Mall to pave the way for ‘legacy development’Jan 31, 2024 7:46 pm - After steadily buying a collection of vacant department store buildings at Stratford Square, the village of Bloomingdale has taken over the core of the mall itself. The v...
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St. Charles unveils nearly completed First Street Plaza
Jan 29, 2024 11:14 am - Nearly 100 people crowded into the lobby of Sterling Bank in St. Charles last Wednesday for the unveiling ceremony and ribbon cutting for the new First Street Plaza downt...
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East Dundee may include retail shops in proposed parking deckJan 26, 2024 10:56 pm - A downtown parking deck in East Dundee could include space for retail shops on the main level. Trustees this week approved a $167,000 contract with McHugh Construction Co...
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Clean Juice, Ancho & Agave, more coming to Deer Park Town CenterJan 25, 2024 10:42 pm - Two restaurants are among the new businesses coming to Deer Park Town Center this year, mall operators announced Thursday. A Clean Juice franchise should open in the spri...
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‘It sets a standard’: Mundelein officials consider planning, design concepts for key downtown areaJan 25, 2024 12:47 pm - Hundreds of apartments, a 600-space parking garage, commercial and retail areas, mulitple-use open spaces and elements like a second-level walkway are among an array of c...
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Expansion and showroom renovation begins at Abt Electronics in GlenviewJan 24, 2024 9:04 am - PREMIER Design + Build Group has begun work on a major showroom renovation and expansion project at Abt Electronics in Glenview. Abt Electronics is the largest independe...