Closings

It has not been a great year for restaurants and it doesn't appear to be improving yet. There are multiple reports that a very popular food chain with 31 Illinois locations has plans to close 35 restaurants in 2024.

I must admit that these confirmed reports surprised me. It's one of the more common food chain brands in Wisconsin, but the company is reportedly planning to close 35 locations this year.

There have been a rash of bank closings over the past few weeks and that now includes a national chain with many locations in Illinois that has closed dozens of branches elsewhere.

It must be a bad year for a lot of national chains. Just like Walmart and David's Bridal, Best Buy just announced a ton of store closures and Illinois made the list.

The rumor mill is swirling about the possible closure of Sweet Basil Cafe in Rockford, Illinois.

Mary's Market has been forced to close their Edgebrook location for several months, but here's how we can help get it reopened sooner.

On Sunday, the Sears store at Woodfield in Schaumberg closed their doors to customers for the very last time.

The pandemic and a personal tragedy have forced the owner of Board & Brush in Roscoe to permanently close at the end of October.

As Joe Dredge pointed out in his post yesterday, the last remaining Sears store in Illinois is closing. Their Schaumberg store, Illinois' last open Sears, is done in November.

What happens when you mix big budget shortfalls and a pandemic? You get an organization that has to make some tough calls to stay afloat.