DARIEN, IL – A new Burlington chain clothing store is opening Friday, a city official confirmed.
The ribbon-cutting is set for 8:30 a.m., City Administrator Bryon Vana said in response to Patch's inquiry.
The store is at 7521 Lemont Road, which is part of the Chestnut Court shopping center.
Over the last month, the store has been seeking employees, offering wages of $16 or $17 for many positions.
On Thursday night, the store updated its hours online. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday.
The Burlington store in Darien will be part of the Chestnut Court shopping center at Lemont Road and 75th Street.
The store is going into the space of the former Joann Fabrics, which shut its doors last summer. Joann's parent corporation closed all its locations.
Nearby Burlington stores are in Wheaton, Bolingbrook and Villa Park.
Last June, the City Council approved the zoning for changes to Chestnut Court. The new owner said he wanted to upgrade the mostly vacant center, with Ross Dress for Less as the largest store.
The New Jersey-based owner, Kumar Bhavanasi, had planned a 156-unit apartment building. The council approved the residential complex, but many residents protested it. Bhavanasi later withdrew the apartment plan.
In October, the council approved a special tax district for the shopping center.
Under state law, a tax district's assessed value is frozen for 23 years. Any property tax income generated from the district's increasing value is to be used in the district itself, rather than taxing bodies such as schools.
State law allows a tax district's money to be used for such things as utilities, stormwater improvements, parking lots and building renovations.
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