Monday, May 13, 2013
"This unique grocery store draws loyal customers from a wide area and is sure to be a popular and convenient stop for the surrounding workforce," said Tom Williams, managing partner at Paragon Real Estate.
Officials broke ground Monday on a planned Trader Joe's store in Libertyville, with the store expected to open later this year. Trader Joe's announced in February that it will open a 12,500-square-foot store on the site of the old Frank's Nursery, located at 1600 S. Milwaukee Ave. The real estate developer handling the project, Paragon Real Estate, also plans to build an 8,100-square-foot multi-tenant building on the 3-acre parcel. "We are fortunate to have Trader Joe's as our anchor tenant," Tom Williams, managing partner of Paragon Real Estate, said in a prepared statement. "This unique grocery store draws loyal customers from a wide area and is sure to be a popular and convenient stop for the surrounding workforce." Many readers on …
Monday, March 4, 2013
What do you love about Trader Joe's?
When we announced last week that a Trader Joe's will be coming to Libertyville, readers reacted in a huge—and mostly positive—way. We received dozens of comments on the story itself, and on the Grayslake and Libertyville Patch Facebook pages. The story also got 972 Facebook recommends. "We need fireworks!!!!!" wrote one reader in the comment section of the original story. Another wrote on the Libertyville Patch Facebook page, "Finally!!!! This rumor has been going around town for quite some time now … Glad it is finally being put to rest. So excited!" Grayslake Patch readers also expressed excitement. "I hate driving all the way to Lake Zurich all the time … so this (is) a huge deal!!" a reader said on the Grayslake Patch Facebook page. …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Groundbreaking on the store is set to take place in April, the Daily Herald reports.
When Libertyville Patch asked readers a week ago what they'd like to see in the old Frank's Nursery location that had already been designated as the home for a new grocery store, there was one name at the top of the wish list: Trader Joe's. Well, your wish is coming true. Trader Joe's announced Wednesday that it will open a store in Libertyville in the old Frank's Nursery spot, the Daily Herald reported. A sign at the property indicated that a grocery store would be built in that location. "The developer is planning a grocery store there, but there has not been any announcement yet," Village Administrator Kevin Bowens told Patch last week. Many readers last week told Patch that they'd love to see a Trader Joe's in town. "I'd LOVE a Trader …
cmeller
11:04 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
I'm excited to have TJ's coming to town. As far as our taxes go, I don't think it will have much of an impact. However, when you look at some communities in the area, our tax rate is very modest and we have outstanding schools which keeps our property values high. I love living in LV! more ›