Sears closes its last department in Illinois, its home state

Almost one hundred years ago, in 1925, Sears moved beyond its catalog business and opened its first department store in Chicago. Now, the chain's last Illinois department store is shutting its doors.

The company was officially founded as a mail-order business in 1893, targeting rural Americans. — Read the rest

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