Goodwill, Chase Bank and Drive-Thrus on Horizon for Walmart Lots

With four businesses now open surrounding the anchoring Walmart off Route 30, the village is moving forward with plans that will bring more businesses to the developing area in New Lenox.

At Monday's night's Village Board meeting, the board approved a subdivision of lots in the McVicker's Development, making way for Aldi Foods to build on the northwest end of the area.

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Earlier this month, Chase Bank's site plan was approved and they're now advertising with a "Coming Soon" sign on Route 30. Discount Tire is under permit review, senior planner Jeff Smith said, and plans for a Goodwill retail store could come before the Village Board soon as well.

Most recently, village staff met with the developers to go over plans for two multi-tenant strip centers that would each have a drive-thru on the end. A strip center in lot 4, which is just east of Culver's, would have a maximum of eight tenants. The strip center in lot 10, just west of Auto Zone, would have a maximum of six. Smith said the developer is addressing some comments from village staff, but he expects the final plans could go before the Village Board this summer.

Smith said there aren't any committed businesses to the strip centers yet.

Those businesses would join Walmart in the New Lenox Town Center, as well as fast food joints and . is on the far east end of the developement, and opened earlier in June. Menard’s has also committed to eventually building in the lot to the east of Walmart.