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Target to open in old Carson’s building

Outside the former Carson Pirie Scott building on State Street. (Heather Charles/Chicago Tribune)

Target Corp. announced on Tuesday long-anticipated plans to open a store in Chicago’s Loop.

The store, called City Target, will lease space in the Sullivan Center at 1 S. State St., which has been empty since Carson Pirie Scott closed its flagship department store in 2007.

Target plans to open the store next year. The urban format, smaller than the typical Target store, will offer fresh food, apartment essentials and clothing. It will mark the Minneapolis-based discount chain’s 10th store in Chicago and create about 200 jobs.
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Loehmann’s on State Street to close

Loehmann’s is closing its State Street store Saturday after operating for only three years.

The off-price women’s clothing chain opened the two-level, glass-encased showcase store in 2007, calling it one of its most upscale stores at the time. The store at 151 N. State St. anchors a prominent shopping corner in the Loop along with Macy’s Midwest flagship, Borders book store and the struggling Block 37 shopping mall. Get the full story »

Berry Chill closes flagship State Street store

The flagship State Street store of Chicago-based Berry Chill LLC, a frozen yogurt purveyor that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April, is closed.

A sign on the door at 635 N. State St. said the location is “temporarily closed due to emergency repairs,” though  postings on its Facebook page and Twitter stream said it’s in a “legal battle”  with its landlord. Get the full story »