Darien's Salvation Army Moving To New Spot

DARIEN, IL – Darien's Salvation Army store is moving to a new place in town – the old CVS Pharmacy.

The Salvation Army is at the Chestnut Court shopping center at 7511 Lemont Road, but its lease is being terminated, said Troy Barker, a major with the Salvation Army, in an interview Monday.

The last day of the lease is Nov. 3, he said. The new place is set to open Nov. 21.

The old CVS Pharmacy is southeast of Lemont Road and 83rd Street.

Last year, the building was the subject of a zoning battle when the Gerber Collision & Glass shop wanted to open in the building. A split City Council approved it.

But Gerber abandoned the plan after neighbors sued the city.

At a City Council meeting late last year, Mayor Joseph Marchese announced that a New Jersey-based developer planned to rebuild the Chestnut site.

The shopping center, which includes Ross Dress for Less, has had its share of vacancies.

Marchese said the new owner, Kumar Bhavanasi, planned a mixed-use development, including residential and retail. The housing could be anywhere from two to four stories, the mayor said.