Deerfield Chick-fil-A Project Gets Plan Commission Approval

DEERFIELD, IL — Plans for a Chick-fil-A across the street from the Deerbrook Mall came closer to becoming a reality last week, as the Deerfield Plan Commission unanimously recommended it receive a special use permit during its Jan. 11 meeting, the Deerfield Review reported.

Developers intend to knock down the building that formerly housed an Office Depot and replace it with two buildings – the 5,000-square-foot site of Chick-fil-A and a 8,000-square-foot building to the south containing as many as four other businesses, the Review reported. The franchise holder for the Chick-fil-A has not yet been selected, according to the company.

Talks are underway with other tenants but no other leases have been signed and no other tenants have been named, the developers told the paper.

Depending on the type of enterprises that want to move into the space, located near the southeast corner of Lake Cook and Waukegan roads, additional special-use permits might be required.

One of the project's developers told the paper they would wait until leases are signed to pursue any permits for other tenants.

The proposal now heads to the Village Board, where trustees will take up the matter at their Feb. 5 meeting.

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