3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (430+ words) In reportedly the largest Chicago-area retail deal in a decade, Skokie’s Village Crossing has sold for a record-setting $122 million, a spokesperson for Fairbourne Properties, LLC, the shopping center’s buyer, confirmed to Pioneer Press. The more than 700-000-square-foot property located on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (503+ words) Following the Supreme Court’s decision early this year that President Donald Trump’s tariff regime was unconstitutional, many corporations have seen substantial windfalls in the form of federal refunds for the tariffs they paid. That’s put some of them, particularly retailers…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (238+ words) Gurnee Mills announced a host of new retailers opening this fall at the state’s third-largest mall. The biggest name among those is Ikea’s new 66,000-square-foot store — smaller than the massive full-size stores in Schaumburg and Bolingbrook — opening in a portion…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (610+ words) Shoppers at the Orland Park Costco should expect construction into next year, as the store builds an expanded gas station at the same time it adds a roundabout to the exit. Work is also underway on the Amazon retail center…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (791+ words) As Chicago’s Sears, Roebuck and Co. started to grow more than a century ago, its farsighted leaders wanted a green space for their headquarters. They commissioned the Sears Sunken Garden, an unlikely oasis across the street from the retailer’s main…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (534+ words) Darla Hale of Aurora had an old computer she needed to get rid of and was thankful to have a place to recycle it properly on Saturday morning. “This is the first time I’ve used this. It’s a free service…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (256+ words) Chicago Tribune I’ve always fancied myself a skilled antiquer, but Arcadia Vintage in Forest Park proved I’ve been playing in the minor leagues. Opened this summer by a longtime Forest Park Emporium vendor in the space that once housed that…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (237+ words) With Christmas more than four months away, Christkindlmarket released its 2026 schedule Thursday for the holiday season. The open-air German-style market will have three locations — at Daley Plaza and Gallagher Way in Chicago and RiverEdge Park in Aurora. This marks the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (734+ words) The Chicago Plan Commission voted Thursday to approve a plan to demolish Chicago’s closed Ford City Mall, and replace it with a collection of warehouses and distribution buildings. The $200 million proposal by Chicago-based Kurv Industrial drew opposition from many neighboring…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (406+ words) This year’s Christkindlmarket in Aurora will open on Friday, Nov. 20, at RiverEdge Park, event organizers announced on Thursday. The holiday market in Aurora is organized by German American Events, a group which will also operate the Christkindlmarkets at Daley Plaza…...