Coffee Shop Coming To Clarendon Hills

CLARENDON HILLS, IL – Sparrow Coffee, which has locations in Naperville and Chicago, plans to open a shop in downtown Clarendon Hills.

Sparrow Coffee wants to occupy the entire 100 Park Ave. building and significantly renovate it, the village said.

It will take the space of a State Farm Insurance office, which has moved, and Little Creperie restaurant.

Little Creperie is set to move to the nearby 95 Park Ave.

Sparrow Coffee has indicated it plans to make major changes to the exterior and interior of the 100 Park Ave. building, according to a village memo this week.

At Monday's Village Board meeting, Sparrow Coffee's architect, Michael Abraham of Clarendon Hills, is set to present the plan for renovations.

The business is also expected to request a subsidy from the village. The money would come from a tax increment financing district, where growth in property tax income is re-invested in the district.

Last month, the Village Board took a preliminary vote for giving Little Creperie $62,555 for its project for building improvements at 95 Park Ave. A final vote is expected Monday, with the amount increasing to $83,000.

At last month's meeting, one of the board's trustees questioned whether the village should give such subsidies, saying such money lets landlords off the hook.