List of Businesses No Longer in the Chicago Metro Area

The demise of Marshall Fields name in the Chicago area had me doing some reminscing about other businesses that have either left the area, gone out of business or were bought by another company. I am just thinking larger businesses. See what you can add and I will keep a running list.

1). Marshall Fields (now Macy's)
2). Wiebolts
3). Main Street (now Kohl's)
4). Jack In The Box (still in other states and southern Illinois)
5). Chicken Delight ("Don't cook tonight, call Chicken Delight", still in other states)
6). Robert Hall
7). Winchell Donuts
8). Silo Electronics
9). Sounds Good Music
10). Flipside Records
11). Pacific Stereo
12). Mayflower Supermarket
13). Kohls Supermarket
14). Standard Gas Stations
15). Handy Andy Home Improvments
16). Service Merchandise
17). McDades
18). United Audio
19). Fotomat
20). Montgomery Wards
21). M&R Movie Theaters
22). Plitt Movie Theathers
23). Wags Restaurants
24). Woolworths
25). Kresges (Merged into K-Mart)
26). Ames Dept. Stores
27). JoJo's Restaurants
28). Venture
29). Turnstyle
30). Polk Brothers
31). Poppin' Fresh Pies (now Baker's Square)
32). Morrie Mages Sporting Goods
33). Bosa Donuts
34). Franks Nursery and Crafts
35). A&P Foods
36). Kroch and Brentanos Bookstore
37). Crown Books
38). National Tea
39). Jewel Tea (now just Jewel)
40). Madigans Clothing
41). Bargin Town (now Toys 'R Us)
42). Dog N' Suds Drive-Ins
43). Sinclair Gas Stations
44). Yankee Doodle Dandy Fast Food
45). Chas. A Stevens Clothing
46). Highland Electronics
47). Big Boy Restaurants
48). Amaco Gas Stations
49). Community Discount
50). Kroger Foods
51). Playback Electronics (I used to buy all my car stereos and 8 tracks there)
52). Cock Robin Ice Cream
53). BJ's Warehouse Club
54). Pacific Stereo
55). Shakey's Pizza (sing along pizza place, follow the bouncing ball)
56). Ponderosa Steak House
57). Bonnanza Steak House
58). Ground Round
59). Chicken Unlimited
60). Goldblatts
61). Thom Mcann Shoes
62). Zayre
63). Lee Wards Crafts
64). Arthur Treachers Fish & Chips
65). Sizzlers
66). Texaco Gas Stations
67). Purple Martin Gas Stations
68). Ground Round Restaurants (throw your peanut shells on the floor)
69). Saxons Paint and Wallpaper
70). Mr Donut
71). Hot Sam Pretzels (only in malls)
72). Orange Julius (used to be one in Woodfield and I think one in Yorktown Malls)
73). Docktor's Pet Stores
74). Lord and Taylor
75). Merry-Go-Round Clothing Stores