Mystery Retailer's Identity Revealed

The mysterious storefront that has been under construction in the Algonquin Commons for the past several months finally has been claimed by a retailer.

Inland Real Estate Corporation announced last week that the former Circuit City would be home to a Ross Dress for Less, a national off-price apparel and home-fashion retailer, although .

The store will be at 1812 S. Randall Road, next to Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Since December, Inland Real Estate said it has signed a total of six leases with Ross Dress for Less to occupy 180,000 square feet of the company’s available retail space.

The new locations will be among the retailer’s first Chicagoland stores and are expected to open at the end of this year and early 2012.

“We’re so pleased to provide Ross Dress for Less with ideal spaces for six of their new locations,” said Scott Carr, president of property management for Inland Real Estate Corporation, in a statement.

“Our shopping centers are community staples, presenting strong locations for Ross Dress for Less to enter the market. We’re looking forward to a long and fruitful relationship with this growing retailer.”

The Ross stores will open in shopping centers throughout Chicago’s suburbs, including Orland Park Place, Naperwest Plaza, Skokie Fashion Square, Crystal Point, Maple Park Place and Algonquin Commons.