New Grocery Store Opens Along Route 14, Another Coming Soon

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL — One new grocery store has opened off the Route 14 corridor and another is coming soon, city officials said.

La Rosita Fresh Market opened in recent weeks in the same strip mall as Savers, Heather Maieritsch, economic development manager for the city of Crystal Lake, told Patch. The grocery store, located at 230 W. Virginia Street, specializes in fine meats, produce and Mexican food.

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The new store is about 40,000-square-feet, which is five times bigger than its original store downtown Crystal Lake. Co-owner Jose Perez told the Daily Herald the location downtown Crystal Lake will remain open but has been operating under new owners since earlier in the year.

Meanwhile, another speciality grocery store plans to open later this year in the shuttered Joseph's Marketplace site at 29 Crystal Lake Place, Maieritsch said Thursday. The 41-square-foot space and will sell traditional Polish foods, other international foods and will have indoor dining, Maieritsch told the Daily Herald earlier this year.

The store will hold a hiring event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 17 and July 20 at the store, Maieritsch said. They will be hiring for cashiers, cooks, bakers/bakery service, deli clerks, meat/seafood service, grocery stockers, produce support, hot foods service, buyers and supervisors.

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