Now, Sears appears to be closing its Stockton outlet, one of its few remaining ... In 1925, the first Sears retail store opened in a catalog center on Chicago's west side. The archive timeline ...

From the demolition of the Sears building that has sat vacant for nearly a decade to construction crews making progress, the commercial epicenter of the city will soon be unrecognizable.

Orland Park officials are studying the potential creation of a tax increment financing district as an incentive tool for filling the long-vacant Sears store at Orland Square shopping center.