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What Should Go Here? 20950 S. LaGrange Road

This new feature lets readers give their suggestions on what should go in some of the open storefronts and buildings around the village.

The small house at 20950 S. LaGrange Road looks out of place sitting amid the strip malls, restaurants and other big and small businesses just north of U.S. Route 30. 

Maybe that's why the property hasn't found a new owner: No one can envision the more than 4.9 acres of commercially zoned land as anything else.

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But this lot could be a very attractive spot if plans across LaGrange Road continue apace. Mariano's Fresh Market has plans , just south of . The proposed land currently houses Red Door Realty and , but those storefronts would be demolished to make way for Mariano's. This development also would most likely bring with it a new signaled intersection between Colorado Avenue and Rt. 30, something that would be beneficial to the 20950 S. LaGrange property. If all goes as planned, Mariano's would open in either fall 2013 or spring 2014.

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So what could you envision at this address? An office complex? A medical facility? Or maybe something a little more fun, like an outdoor swimming pool, either privately or publicly built? 

Share your ideas in the comments section. Maybe your suggestions will get a business interested in the space.

Interested in the property? Call 815-791-6507 or contact Clarke Company Inc. at 815-469-7700 or 708-258-9596.


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