We’re About to See the Schoolier Side of Sears

Written By Editor on August 4, 2014 in Construction, retail, State Street, The Loop

Earlier this year, one of the odder moments in Chicago real estate played out in the local media.  Chicago Public Schools announced that it was downsizing its head office, which meant leaving the building at 125 North Clark and moving into a building with the exact same address as Sears on State. Did that mean the very obviously struggling department store was going to close its State Street flagship location? Sears issued a brief but...