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Historic Former Sears Building On West Side Is Up For Sale

The Sears Administration Building, which is a historic landmark, is being shopped around to developers in hopes of revitalizing the Homan Square area.

Austin, Garfield Park, North Lawndale

A $70 Million Outpatient Care Center Could Come To The West Side In 2025 From Rush Oak Park Hospital

The 60,000-square-foot facility would have exam rooms, primary care and urgent care services and more. It could even have a grocery store attached.

Austin, Garfield Park, North Lawndale

Six Corners Apartments At Sears Redevelopment Could Open In October

Signs supporting Ald. Jim Gardiner had to be removed from scaffolding surrounding the site due to city rules, but the developer said the alderman has been pivotal and moved the signs out of the public way.

Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park

Six Corners Aldi Plans To Open Late This Year Near Clarendale Senior Living Building

Other tenants for the ground floor of the development have not been finalized, but Aldi is on its way, company officials said.

Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park

Six Corners Sears Project Resumes In Full After Stop-Work Order Lifted By City Inspectors

A third-party firm chosen by the city to examine the previous work found that it met city codes.

Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park

Closed Sears Site In Austin To Get $100 Million Medical Facility, Grocery Store, Townhomes And Apartments, Neighbors Told

Residents have waited years for the now-demolished Sears at North and Harlem avenues to be replaced with a development.

Austin, Garfield Park, North Lawndale

City Slaps Stop Work Order On $90 Million Six Corners Sears Redevelopment

Workers on the site were building without a permit, city officials said. It's the second time developers have been forced to stop work on the project.

Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park

Target Will Be Anchor Tenant Of Sears Redevelopment At Six Corners

The store is expected to open in fall 2023 and joins other national retailers coming to the area.

Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park

Aldi Is Still Coming To Six Corners Senior Living Building, But Other Stores Remain Unleased

Construction for The Clarendale is scheduled to be finished by the fall. The Aldi could open in February, though no construction timeline has been announced.

Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park

Six Corners Sears Redevelopment Gets Full City Council Approval

Supporters hope the long-anticipated project will help revive the prominent Northwest Side intersection and draw in more businesses.

Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park

Plan To Turn Six Corners Sears Into Luxury Apartments Gets Key Approval From City Hall

Commissioners unanimously approved the project. Ald. Jim Gardiner said the plan is not perfect but it's much-needed progress for the area.

Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park

As Six Corners Sears Overhaul Inches Forward, Some Northwest Siders Celebrate Luxury Apartment Plan — But Others Worry About Affordability

Of 209 luxury apartments planned for the vacant Sears building, just six will be affordable, according to the zoning application. It won't be subject to the city's new affordability ordinance, which goes into effect in October.

Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park

Help Reimagine The Historic Sears Sunken Garden At A Community Design Workshop Series Launching Sunday

The new design of the Sears Sunken Garden will incorporate feedback from residents on how they want the garden to look.

Austin, Garfield Park, North Lawndale

Apartments Now For Rent In Former Lawrence Avenue Sears Building

The $40 million redevelopment of the former Sears into retail and apartments was announced in 2017. Nearly half of the apartments are already rented, according to a leasing agent.

Lincoln Square, North Center, Irving Park

West Side Groups Working To Redesign Sears Sunken Garden: ‘Let’s Bring It Back To Its Beautiful State’

The Sunken Gardens are more than a century old. Their redesign will be a walk back in history that will allow residents to envision a new future for their community, organizers said.

Austin, Garfield Park, North Lawndale

West Side Sears Building To Be Redeveloped Into Grocery Store After Luxury Apartment Plan Scrapped

Plans for the Sears building have changed after previous development on the site fell through due to the pandemic.

Austin, Garfield Park, North Lawndale

Six Corners Sears Overhaul Gets Alderman’s Approval, Though Tensions Over Corner’s Future Remain

More than 400 apartments are coming to the former Sears location at Six Corners, but just 3 percent of those units will be affordable.

Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park

Six Corners Sears Would Be Saved, Turned Into Apartments And Retail Under Newly Revealed Plans

The 81-year-old Art Deco building would be renovated and expanded, and a 10-story apartment building would go up nearby, adding 434 rental units to the neighborhood.

Lincoln Square, North Center, Irving Park

Old 79th Street Sears To Be Converted Into A Self-Storage Facility, Permits Show

It's unclear if the entire two-story building will be used for storage. Ald. Michelle Harris' office said she worked for "almost two years" proposing retail and restaurants at the site, to no avail.

Englewood, Chatham, Auburn Gresham

Let There Be Light! Lawrence Avenue Sears Starting To Look Like Its Old Self Again With New Windows

Renovations to the former department store include the reappearance of second-story windows, covered up for decades.

Lincoln Square, North Center, Irving Park
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