Message #230707

[Desolate Angel]

Bolingbrook Tells Plans For Site Of Old Chicago
May 07, 1987

Old Chicago, the shopping center and theme park that became Bolingbrook`s never-never land of darkened storefronts and stalled amusement rides, will become the site of a car and truck wholesaler, according to plans submitted to the village`s planning commission Wednesday.

Also, the southwest suburb will annex 80 acres of a private farm next to the site, near Ill. Hwy. 53 and Int. Hwy. 55, and stretch town borders to meet Romeoville.

Village manager Bob Kolodziej Wednesday called the first phase of the project, with its estimated $20 million worth of construction and 200 new jobs, an ``indirect economic benefit to this community which cannot be overstated.`` The Old Chicago building was demolished last year.