Oh, Happy Day! Dollar Tree Is Open in the South Loop

The Dollar Tree at 627 W. Roosevelt Road is officially open. We could say, “What took you so long,” but we’re glad it’s finally here now.

This new location is bright and clean and is stocked with most of the items you expect to find at a Dollar Tree. One addition this store has is a section of items priced at $5.00. Many of the items in this section would be found in the home goods section of Target or Walmart.

In some sections of the store, the inventory is a little sparse, but it appears they are still stocking inventory.

The store accepts EBT, has a frozen/refrigerated foods section, and greeting cards by Expressions from Hallmark.

Are you a Dollar Tree shopper? What products do you stock all the time and what items do you avoid?

Take a short stroll through the new South Loop Dollar Tree.

Store Hours:

• Mon: 8:00am - 10:00pm
• Tue: 8:00am - 10:00pm
• Wed: 8:00am - 10:00pm
• Thu: 8:00am - 10:00pm
• Fri: 8:00am - 10:00pm
• Sat: 8:00am - 10:00pm
• Sun: 9:00am - 9:00pm

Are you ready for Stan’s Donuts?

The new Stan’s Donuts at 26 East Roosevelt Road is opening Saturday January 16 at 6:30 a.m. The first 100 customers who visit the store get a chance to win free donuts for life! The Stan’s Donuts is in the space formerly occupied by the short-lived Jersey Mike’s sub sandwich place. Ironically, Stan’s is next door to Dunkin’ Donuts at the Roosevelt train station.

Is the Roosevelt Road streetscape an improvement?

As anyone who lives in the South Loop has observed, Roosevelt Road, especially between State and Michigan, has gone through a transformation over the past two years. With its raised sidewalk bike lanes, to its east and west facing metal benches, the area has been transformed.

Metal benches were ripe for vandalism as soon as they were installed.

Shooting at Roosevelt Road CTA Station

According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, bullets grazed two men this morning just after 11 a.m. by the Roosevelt Rd. Red Line station.

Both men were taken to Northwestern Memorial in good condition.

For updates on this story, visit the Tribune Web site.