Friday, March 8, 2013
Walgreens plans to build a new store with wind turbines, solar panels and other features in neighboring Evanston.
A “net zero energy” Walgreens store planned for Chicago Avenue and Keeney Street in Evanston will be the first in the nation, engineers say. Walgreens will build the store using solar panels, wind turbines and other energy-efficient building materials, with the goal of creating a building that produces equal or greater energy than it uses, according to a press release from the company. “Green building is important to Evanston as it is good for business, good for the environment, good for our health and essential to our future,” Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said in the release. “We are honored that Walgreens has chosen our community to build the nation’s first net zero energy retail store.” The Evanston store will replace an existing Walgreens …
Monday, February 11, 2013
Many Evanston and Skokie residents say they’re disappointed with the Skokie village board’s approval of a Walgreens at 9956 Crawford Ave., the former UBAA Tap site. What do you think?
After the Skokie village board approved construction of a Walgreens at 9956 Crawford Ave., the former UBAA Tap site, many readers say they’re unhappy with the proposed development. The new store will be located just two blocks south of a CVS pharmacy and 12 blocks north of Walgreens’ “flagship” Skokie store. Development company Terraco, Inc., is overseeing the project, as well as the new Trader Joe’s going up in Evanston. About a half a dozen Evanston and Skokie residents, who live near the now-vacant UBAA Tap, spoke out against the development prior to the board’s vote last week. “It will be a behemoth among the current housing and will affect residential life,” neighbor Cindy Latin told the Skokie village board. Weighing in on the new …
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The village board unanimously approved the construction of a new Walgreens despite resident concerns.
In 1939, the Old Crawford Inn first opened its doors in Skokie at 9956 Crawford Ave., just a stone’s throw from neighboring Evanston. Back then, Evanston was a dry town, and residents would walk across Crawford Avenue to Skokie to grab a beer. In 1952, the Old Crawford Inn was sold and would later become UBAA Tap. In November 2011, UBAA closed its doors and was eventually sold to Terraco Real Estate Development and Management. Now, the once-popular bar will become a Walgreens. The Skokie Village Board unanimously approved six different measures that will allow the project to move forward on Monday. The approval came just three months after the opening of Walgreens' "flagship" store at Dempster Street and Crawford Avenue. Some of the …
Monday, February 4, 2013
Skokie residents are expected to speak out against a proposed Walgreens at 9956 Crawford Ave. at tonight's village board meeting.
Readers have reached out to Skokie Patch and said they're planning on speaking out against a proposed Walgreens' development at tonight's village board meeting. The pharmacy giant would be building a business at the now vacant UBBA Tap, 9956 Crawford Ave. The property is just a stone's throw from neighboring Evanston. The village's plan commission approved the Walgreens' development at a December 2012 meeting, despite objections from neighboring residents. Some nearby Skokie residents are not thrilled about the decision. Cindy Latin, who has lived down the street from UBAA for nearly 25 years, noted that there's already a CVS drugstore two blocks away at Crawford Avenue and Central Street. She also added that she and a group of neighbors …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Tempers flared during a recent public hearing regarding a proposed Walgreens on Dec. 6. One member was escorted out the building while a member of Skokie's plan commission demanded the press stop taking photos of the hearing.
Editor's note: The following is not the opinion of Skokie Patch. Patch serves as a platform for the community to express their views. If you'd like to submit a counter to this article, please email me at georges@patch.com. My husband and I recently attended the Village of Skokie's public hearing for the proposed Walgreens on Dec. 6 and we were shocked by the condescending attitude that was displayed by some members of the Plan Commission to the audience. Precedence shows that the village looks favorably upon Walgreens making this hearing appear merely perfunctory. Comments by audience members were restricted by topic and time making it very difficult to voice their concerns. Because part of this lot is currently zoned as commercial, …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
UBAA Tap will most likely be redeveloped into another Walgreens. The property sits on the Evanston-Skokie border and might have been a Tilted Kilt or even McDonalds, according to the developer.
A Walgreens store could be moving in to the former site of UBAA Tap at 9956 Crawford Ave. in Skokie, after developers turned down offers from several other tenants including Tilted Kilt, a Hooter's like bar and restaurant chain. UBAA Tap - also formerly known as UBAA Old Crawford Inn - first opened its doors in 1939. Patch food critic Bill Burman described the restaurant by saying, "stopping in here is like paying a visit to your grandmother, if she were the type to cook you up some strong wings, put the game on for you and pour you a beer." The restaurant closed its doors around October of last year, and has been on the market for development ever since. The location sits across the street from Evanston homeowners on Crawford Avenue and a…
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Friday, November 2, 2012
With the new Walgreens construction already complete, the old store just a few blocks west is now vacant. Skokie Patch spoke to nearby residents to see what they feel should replace the now vacant building.
The old Barnum and Bagel building has been vacant for several years now. The owner of the building has had a hard time finding a buyer to fill the space. Now, a nearby building of similar size will also be vacant. The old Walgreens located at the intersection of Dempster Street and Karlov Avenue is now vacant. The store is being replaced by what Walgreen officials are calling their "flagship" store, which will be located at the intersection of Crawford Avenue and Dempster Street, or just a few blocks east of the now vacant building. We asked several nearby residents what they thought should replace the now vacant building. "I just want to see something that is not busy," said area resident Adward Yalda, who lives on Karlov Avenue, or about…
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Walgreens' flagship store should be complete by the end of October, according to one construction manager familiar with the project. While some residents are excited about the new business, they also have their concerns, primarily with traffic.
Construction for the new Walgreens superstore near the intersection of Dempster Street and Crawford Avenue should be complete by the end of the month, according to a construction manager from DeJames Builders, who are working on the project. Construction first began in March, and now the building is all but complete. Fixtures could be seen inside and the drive-thru lane is already set up. The new store will replace the current Walgreens at 4101 Dempster St., which is just a few blocks west from the new store. The key differences between the two is that the new Walgreens will sell groceries, be much bigger and offer a drive-thru pharmacy window. Some residents have bitter-sweet thoughts about the new store, however. "I think it is going …
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Many changes that took place last year are slated to take effect as early as next year. Some of those changes include the construction of a Super Walgreens, a proposed Super Walmart and an XSport Fitness. There's also a new train station.
Skokie just might become a super shopping destination for the entire North Shore, as well as neighboring parts of Chicago. Developer Clark Street proposed building a Super Walmart near the intersection of Touhy Avenue and McCormick Boulevard. The big-box retailer would be surrounded by two banks, a medical facility and small retail outlets like cell phone stores and sandwich shops. The project already has been dubbed "Touhy Marketplace." The development will bring about $1 million in sales tax revenue annually, according to village officials. More recently, an XSport Fitness health club was proposed to replace the vacant Chicago Cycle also near Touhy and McCormick. The 24-hour gym would be next door to Touhy Marketplace, Lincolnwood Mall …
Monday, March 21, 2011
Plan Commission again approves retail giant's plans to build at controversial location along Dempster Street.
After being rejected by the village governing board in January, the Deerfield-based company will have a second opportunity to make its case to trustees. That is because the Skokie Plan Commission, with the support of the village staff, overwhelmingly supported Walgreens revised proposal at its Thursday night meeting, which was contentious at times. The amended plan includes a new traffic pattern surrounding the proposed store and its drive-through so cars will be discouraged from or unable to exit onto residential streets. The proposal was broken into five separate measures to allow construction on the southeast corner of Dempster and Crawford. All aspects of the plan received unanimous approval of the planning board, with the exception …
Oliver P. McCracken
3:46 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Huzzah! Walgreen's Druggists are finally embracing the wind-mill craze! Please note that the above sentiment is sar-castic in nature -- wind-mills are SO 19th century! Where are the combustion engines? Where is Westinghouse? Where is Tom Edison? While Evanston can tilt at its wind-mills, what I hope the newest of Skokie's Walgreen's Druggists embraces is satisfactory customer service. The … more ›