Costco May Come To Burr Ridge

BURR RIDGE, IL – The CNH property in Burr Ridge is under a contingent contract with Bridge Industrial, a company that buys properties around the country.

Bridge has approached the village with a preliminary plan for the property. It would include a Costco store, a limited-hours gas station and a two-story regional headquarters office building, the village said in a statement earlier this month.

The village also said another million square feet of additional space would be for a business park and light industry.

The 110-acre property at 6900 Veterans Boulevard contains the CNH industrial complex, formerly International Harvester.

The village said any substantial redevelopment would require a change in zoning. That process would include a number of public hearings, according to the statement.

"The Village is committed to ensuring that any submitted zoning petition is considered in a thoughtful manner, including stormwater, noise, lighting, traffic and uses permitted at individual properties," the village said.

Bridge Industrial is known around the area as the top bidder in January for Lyons Township High School's 70 acres in Willow Springs. The high school faced opposition to its plan to sell to an industrial bidder. In March, officials backed off the sale, but recently said they would take a new approach.

Last summer, the village announced CNH was planning to sell the property and transfer its staff elsewhere.

CNH and International Harvester are tied to Burr Ridge's history.

According to the village, International Harvester's decision to build a research center nearby prompted residents to vote for incorporation in 1956 as the village of Harvester. The name changed to Burr Ridge six years later.

Burr Ridge's Harvester Park was named in honor of the company.

Patch has left a message for comment with Bridge.