In Naperville, Starbucks and Dark Horse Pastries move to new locations, Floyd’s Barbershop opens
New businesses in Naperville’s downtown are popping up, and a few favorites have moved to new locations. Here’s a rundown of some of the changes: Starbucks, located at Jefferson Avenue and Main Street for 15 years, opened Friday in a larger space on Main Street that used to be part of the Eddie Bauer clothing store….
Shodeen begins construction of Prairie Centre at former mall site
Geneva-based, Shodeen Inc., has begun construction of Prairie Centre, a $100 million, 27-acre development that will include 670 residential units and up to 116,000 square feet of commercial space on the former St. Charles Mall site at Route 38 (Lincoln Highway) just east of Randall Road… …The construction of Prairie Centre will be done in…
Auto repair shop on Washington Street closing after 26 years
Gas pumps at the Marathon gas station on the corner of Washington Street and Gartner Road have been shut off, and owner Rick Jaracz expects to close up his auto repair shop and snack shop by the end of July… …While business over the years was “very good,” Jaracz was recently approached with an offer…
Sierra Trading Post to open in Wheaton, Kildeer
Framingham, Massachusetts-based Sierra Trading Post, a retailer of apparel, footwear, outdoor gear and pet products, will open its first Illinois stores in Wheaton and Kildeer on Saturday, May 6. Stores at the Danada Square East in Wheaton and Kildeer Village Square in Kildeer will each be about 21,000 square feet and offer various contests and…
Panera Bread coming to Lockport Square
Lockport officials are considering development plans for new construction at the Lockport Square shopping center, which will include a Panera Bread. Adam Firsel, a partner with Lockport Gateway LLC, presented the proposal for the 7,940-square-foot, two-tenant building at the development site located on the corner of Interstate 355 and 159th Street to the city council’s…
Larger downtown Starbucks expected to open in late spring
Naperville’s downtown Starbucks at Jefferson Avenue and Main Street should be moving to its new home by May or June. The new digs on Main Street will be three-to-four times bigger than the coffee shop’s current location just across the street on the southeast corner of the intersection. Construction on the space that was once…
Sushi restaurant, ‘Chipotle of Greek food’ coming to Munster
A sushi restaurant and a “Chipotle for Greek food” are the first restaurants coming to the highly anticipated Centennial Village development in Munster. Metro Commercial Real Estate announced it represented the landlord when Kitaro, a Japanese and sushi restaurant, signed a lease to open its second location and first in Indiana in the shopping center…
Naperville’s Water Street ‘starting to light up’
At one corner of the block now known as the Water Street District in downtown Naperville sits a quarter-acre site that doesn’t belong to the developer who is revitalizing the area with a hotel, shops and restaurants. But that doesn’t mean the land at the northeast corner of Water and Main streets will miss out…
Council to consider plans for final Water Street District building
Plans for the final building in downtown Naperville’s Water Street District could be approved Tuesday. Naperville City Council members will consider a proposal for a four-story, 23,858-square-foot mixed-use building on a quarter acre of land at the northwest corner of Main and Water streets. Development plans were submitted by River Main, a Naperville company that…
MAC Cosmetics, Hanna Andersson children’s clothing, more headed to downtown
A MAC Cosmetics store, a Hanna Andersson children’s boutique and a restaurant specializing in wine and cheese are among the new businesses soon to be occupying space in downtown Naperville. The ever-evolving downtown scene, bolstered by the opening of the first phase of the Water Street District development, “continues to be trending upward,” said Christine…
Another new retail/office building proposed for Water Street
Plans for a four-story retail/office building to be built on the final piece of land in the Water Street District will be presented Wednesday at the Naperville Planning and Zoning Commission. The land at the northwest corner of Main Street and Water Street is currently vacant. River Main, a Naperville company, owns the parcel and…
New Potbelly to Open This Week in Buffalo Grove
Potbelly Sandwich Shop will be opening a new drive-thru location at 800 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Buffalo Grove on Dec. 21, store officials said Thursday. The sandwich shop, which will be located on the corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Deerfield Road,will host its traditional pre-opening “Oven Warming event” on Tuesday, December 20… …The new location…