IL Store Closings: 42 Justice, LOFT, Catherine's Shuttering

ILLINOIS — Ascena, the parent company of clothing retailers including Justice, Lane Bryant, Ann Taylor, LOFT, Catherine's, Lou & Grey and Cacique, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday, announcing plans to close about half of its 2,800 stores, including 76 Ann Taylor, LOFT and Lou & Grey stores, more than 600 Justice stores and all Catherine's plus-size clothing store locations. All locations outside the U.S. will also close.

The closings include all 13 Catherine's stores in Illinois and 26 local Justice stores.

The LOFT store at 662 W. Diversey in Chicago will close, according to Business Insider, along with the LOFT Outlet store at Gurnee Mills and the Lou & Grey store at 3442 N. Southport Ave. in Chicago.

Disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said the last few months negatively impacted "meaningful progress" toward getting the company back on track financially.

According to USA today, the closings include 26 Justice stores across Illinois. The "tween" clothing store, which caters to girls ages 6 to 12, has more than 800 stores across the country.

According to USA today, Illinois Justice locations slated for closing are:

• Aurora: 1650 Premium Outlets Blvd., Suite 243
• Aurora: 195 Fox Valley Center Drive, Space C-16A
• Bloomington: 1615 E. Empire St., Sp B-5
• Bolingbrook: 631 E. Boughton Road, Suite 145
• Bourbonnais: 1600 N. St. Rte. 50, Space 418A
• Carbondale: 1237 East Main St., Space 1024A
• Champaign: 2000 North Neil St.
• Chicago: 1830 W. Fullerton Ave., Suite 36-37
• Fairview Heights: 212 St Clair Square
• Fairview Heights: 6520 North Illinois, Suite 101
• Forsyth: 1146 Hickory Point Mall, Space 1110
• Gurnee: 6170 Grand Ave., Space 143
• Johnsburg: 2934 Commerce Drive
• Joliet: 3340 Mall Loop Drive, Suite 1430
• Moline: 4500 16th St., Space 645
• Orland Park: 150 Orland Park Place, Space 108
• Oswego: 1680 Douglas Road
• Peoria: 2200 W. War Memorial Drive
• Quincy: 3267 Quincy Mall, Space #3267
• Riverside: 7501 West Cermak Road, Space #E-11
• Rockford: 7200 Harrison Ave, Suite F-80
• South Barrington: 100 West Higgins, Suite Q-10
• Springfield: 2501 Wabash Ave, Sp G-12 & G-13
• Tuscola: E-300 Tuscola Blvd.
• Vernon Hills: 808 Hawthorn Center
• Woodridge: 1001 West 75th Street, Suite 145

Ascena operates 13 Catherine's stores in Illinois, which will all close:

• Arlington Heights
• Calumet City
• Champaign
• Chicago
• Downers Grove
• Fairview Heights
• Joliet
• Moline
• Orland Park
• Peoria

More closings could also be coming. The final number and locations of stores that are closing has not yet been determined, the company stated in its news release. Ascena previously closed all Dressbarn stores, including 27 in Illinois, last year.