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Chicago's Last Kmart To Close Amid Latest Sears Closures
The struggling retailer has announced that it is shuttering another 40 stores in February, including 2 Kmart locations in Illinois.
CHICAGO — Sears has announced yet another round of store closings, including shuttering the last Kmart location in Chicago. The Rolling Meadows-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October but its struggles started long ago.
According to USA Today, the latest round of closings include 29 Sears and 11 Kmarts. The paper reports that the 40 stores will close in February.
When Sears filed for bankruptcy, the retailer announced a list of 142 locations that would be closing by the end of the year. Only two Illinois locations are included in the latest closures, both Kmart stores, according to USA Today.
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The Illinois Kmarts in February include:
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- 3443 W. Addison St., Chicago's Avondale neighborhood
- 3250 Clear Lake Road, Springfield
Earlier this year, Sears closed its final Chicago location. The Portage Park store opened in 1938, a little more than a decade after the then-mail-order company began creating retail outlets. A year earlier, the retailer had closed its Harlem Avenue Chicago store.
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