These Romeoville Businesses Shut Or Opened Their Doors In 2018

ROMEOVILLE, IL — It's been a big year for businesses and restaurants in Romeoville, with some cutting ribbons and other shutting their doors for good. The village lost its Target and Sam's Club amidst a series of nationwide closures, but saw a new Toyota dealership and a slew of new restaurants pop up in their place. Okay, not literally in their place, but nearby. Romeoville also got a new Metra station, the first new stop on the transit service's Heritage Corridor since 1984.

Here are some of the biggest business stories to hit Romeoville in 2018.

Romeoville Target Store Closing In February
The national retail chain shuttered 12 underperforming locations across the country, including its Romeoville and Matteson stores.

Sam's Club to Close Stores Across the Country
The Village of Romeoville was notified last January that Sam's Club has made the decision to close several stores nationwide including Romeoville.

Romeoville Sam's Club Layoffs Cost 167 Jobs
Sam's announced it would close seven Illinois stores in January.

Romeoville Metra Station Pens Feb. 5
Service to the new Romeoville Station on Metra's Heritage Corridor Line will began on Feb. 5, 2018.

Metal Monkey Celebrates Second Anniversary
The Romeoville brewery will host an event to mark the occasion.

Allegra Romeoville Moves to New, Larger Facility
Larger, custom-designed facility meets the quality, efficiency demands of today's businesses.

Ats-A-Nice Celebrates 30th Anniversary On 'Chicago's Best'
The Romeoville restaurant will mark the milestone on March 1, but the show airs on Feb. 18.

New Buildings Aim To Attract Businesses To Romeoville
A design firm already had plans to relocate to one of the new buildings.

EZ Mail Opens in Romeoville
EZ Mail was officially welcomed to Romeoville on March 1st with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Green Office Development Breaks Ground In Romeoville
Construction has begun for a 43,000 square-foot complex on this Windham Parkway site.

Illini Precast Opens Location in Romeoville
Illini Precast has purchased the old concrete plant located on Route 53 across from Lewis University.

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Gets Final Approval
Village Board also reviews Concept Plan for Small Business Center.

Checkers Restaurant Gets Final Approval In Romeoville
The Route 53 restaurant will have a drive-through and outdoor patio but no indoor seating.

Bee Brothers, New Romeoville Restaurant, Now Open
The eatery opened in the remodeled former Applebee's.

Pet Groomer Opens In Romeoville
A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place in September.

New U-Haul Self-Storage Coming To Romeoville Next Year
"New buildings and new businesses are always a positive for the local economy," said Mayor John Noak.

Pizza Hut Coming to Weber Road
Pizza Hut is aiming to open the doors of a Romeoville location by mid-December.

Romeoville Gives Final Approval to Dog Haus
The corner of Weber and Renwick is taking shape, officials said.

Doc Watson's Smokehouse Holds Ribbon Cutting
The event also celebrated the restaurant's one year anniversary.

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