The 31 stores and one distribution center in Illinois that will likely be liquidated as part of the Toys R Us bankruptcy will leave 1.9 million square feet vacant. Most of those locations, 22, are in the Chicago area. Of the 31 stores, 11 are Toys R Us stores, five are Babies R Us stores, 13 are side-by-side stores and two are express locations.
Number of stores closing by state
With 88, California has the most locations that are closing, 23 more than Texas, which has 65. Florida and New York have 51 and 50, respectively; Pennsylvania, 40; Ohio, 33, and then comes Illinois with 31.
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Illinois stores closing
Of the 31 stores in Illinois, 22 are in the Chicago area, as well as the distribution center in Joliet.
| City (store type) | Address | Total square feet |
|---|---|---|
| Algonquin (Side-by-side) | 826 S. Randall Road | 64,000 |
| Aurora (Express) | 1650 Premium Outlet Blvd. | 4,982 |
| Aurora (Toys R Us) | 4070 Fox Valley Center Drive | 43,000 |
| Bloomingdale (Side-by-side) | 404 W. Army Trail Road | 44,081 |
| Bloomington (Side-by-side) | 1703 E. Empire St. | 46,070 |
| Burbank (Babies R Us) | 7750 S. Cicero Ave. | 42,296 |
| Burbank (Toys R Us) | 8148 S. Cicero Ave. | 49,046 |
| Champaign (Side-by-side) | 40 Anthony Drive | 36,600 |
| Chicago (Side-by-side) | 3330 N.Western Ave. | 49,873 |
| Downers Grove (Toys R Us) | 1500 75th St. | 48,304 |
| Downers Grove (Side-by-side) | 1434 Butterfield Road | 41,336 |
| Fairview Heights (Babies R Us) | 114 Commerce Lane | 22,138 |
| Fairview Heights (Toys R Us) | 120 Commerce Lane | 45,783 |
| Gurnee (Express) | 6170 W. Grand Ave. | 5,127 |
| Gurnee (Side-by-side) | 6050 Gurnee Mills Blvd. | 44,894 |
| Joliet (Distribution center) | 2695 Plainfield Road | 671,040 |
| Joliet (Toys R Us) | 3128 Voyager Lane | 43,560 |
| Marion (Toys R Us) | 2904 W. Deyoung St. | 30,000 |
| Melrose Park (Toys R Us) | 9200 W. North Ave. | 39,380 |
| Moline (Toys R Us) | 4555 16th St. | 43,000 |
| Niles (Side-by-side) | 9555 N. Milwaukee Ave. | 38,940 |
| North Riverside (Side-by-side) | 7451 W. Cermak Road | 40,000 |
| Orland Park (Babies R Us) | 15820 94th Ave. | 38,000 |
| Orland Park (Toys R Us) | 45 Orland Square Drive | 43,434 |
| Peoria (Side-by-side) | 2601 W. Lake Ave. | 51,550 |
| Rockford (Side-by-side) | 6449 E. State St. | 65,262 |
| Schaumburg (Side-by-side) | 1111 E. Golf Road | 47,215 |
| Shorewood (Babies R Us) | 994 Brook Forest Ave. | 30,000 |
| South Elgin (Side-by-side) | 486 S. Randall Road | 58,000 |
| Springfield (Babies R Us) | 2601 Veterans Parkway | 25,000 |
| Springfield (Toys R Us) | 2701 Veterans Parkway | 40,673 |
| Vernon Hills (Toys R Us) | 5555 Town Line Road | 46,157 |
Source: Toys R Us bankruptcy filing
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