![]() ![]() Monday through Friday.īOS, online at, now has full-service branches in Springfield, Chatham, Jacksonville, Quincy, Shiloh, Swansea, Staunton, Glen Carbon and St. Louis has completed the conversion to a full-service branch. The phone number is 789-6252 and the website is .Ī BANK OF SPRINGFIELD loan office at 1790 Brentwood Blvd. Randall Witter and Robert Cook founded the firm in 1985. French previously served as an intern at Cook-Witter and most recently worked in lobbying, communications and member services for the health care industry. Rob French has been named to direct the division. has added an association-management division. The Springfield lobbying firm of COOK-WITTER INC. Remodeling work continues on the storefronts, including the Foodmart space at 416 E. DAISY JANE’S artisan and gift shop has moved into 424 E. ![]() ![]() The section of storefronts in the 400 block of East Monroe Street, the longtime home of the former FOODMART, has begun to fill in. There also are stores in Champaign and Bloomington. Burlington Coat Factory and Outback Steakhouse are among other tenants planned, according to Seritage.īinny's operates 35 wine, beer and spirits stores, primarily in the Chicago market, according to the company website,. The business was mentioned by a representative of center owner Sertiage Growth Properties last week as the city council approved the large-scale development plan for the project.Ī Binny's spokeswoman said last week the Chicago-based chain plans a Springfield store, but that a location has not been finalized. The MacArthur Boulevard location opened in 1961.Īdd BINNY'S BEVERAGE DEPOT to the list of tenant possibilities for a renovated Sherwood Plaza shopping center on Wabash Avenue. McDonald’s is based in the Chicago suburb of Oakbrook.Īccording to the recent closing announcement, McDonald's owns the building and site, while the local franchisee owns the equipment and other operations. Joe McMenamin, whose ward includes the restaurant, and members of the MacArthur Boulevard Association are working to convince the corporation the site remains viable. It could be a long shot, but the MACARTHUR BOULEVARD MCDONALD'S apparently won't go without a fight. The Staples closing, according to the company, results from the continued shift to online shopping, while McDonald explained the MacArthur Boulevard closing was part of a normal assessment of individual locations. Loss of national retailer locations often reflect wider cutbacks, as in the case of Kmart and Smashburger. The Staples store in Sherwood Plaza is scheduled to close Feb. Smashburger, at Chatham Road and Iles Avenue, closed Jan. Walgreens, Kmart, Staples, McDonald's and Smashburger all have had closings or closing announcements in the last few weeks, beginning with the mid-December shutdown of Kmart on Wabash Avenue. There are 13 Walgreens in Springfield, according to the company website, and a store in Chatham. "You never want to lose a good team member." "It's our practice to place our employees in jobs in other areas," the company said in the statement. The store is in leased space.Īs many of the estimated 25 employees as possible will be offered jobs at other locations, the company said. Pharmacy customers also will be notified by letter. Prescription records will be transferred to the Walgreens at 2140 Peoria Road. No other Springfield locations are affected. "We had this store for about 10 years, and we made the decision to close this store for a variety of reasons." "These decisions are never easy," the company said in a statement to The State Journal-Register last week. The Deerfield-based drugstore chain will close the location at 1155 N. A round of national retail cutbacks in the Springfield market now includes WALGREENS. ![]()
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