Babies 'R' Us Reborn In IL With Kohl's Partnership

ILLINOIS — The rebirth of Babies 'R' Us is coming to 11 Kohl's locations throughout Illinois.

Kohl's plans to bring the brand to 200 of its stores later this year. Each Babies 'R' Us assortment will range from 750 to 2,500 feet of space featuring baby gear, apparel and more.

The first Babies 'R' Us shops inside the department stores will open this August, with plans to roll them out in 200 locations this fall, Kohl's announced in March.

Kohl's revealed Wednesday that Babies 'R' Us will reach Illinois stores in the following locations:

• Batavia, 251 N Randall Road, Batavia
• Bloomington, 1615 E Empire St., Bloomington
• Bucktown, 2140 N Elston Ave., Chicago
• East Peoria, 401 N Main St., East Peoria
• Edwardsville, 2120 Troy Road, Edwardsville
• Elmhurst, 303 S Route 83, Elmhurst
• Fairview Heights, 6109 N Illinois St., Fairview Heights
• Harlem-Irving, 4220 N Harlem Ave., Norridge
• Hodgkins, 9350 Joliet Road, Hodgkins
• Rockford South, 6125 E State St., Rockford
• Springfield, 2901 S Veterans Pkwy, Springfield

Babies 'R' Us began closing stores in 2018 after its parent company at the time, Toys 'R' Us, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. WHP Global acquired both brands in 2021.

Last July, Babies 'R' Us re-emerged with a new flagship location at the American Dream mall in Bergen County, where Toys 'R' Us also opened a flagship store. Much like Babies 'R' Us at Kohl's, Toys 'R' Us has opened hundreds of locations within Macy's stores.

Patch Editor Josh Bakan contributed to this report.