From the article: "Sears is officially closing down its last department store in Illinois. The department store began in Illinois and the first one opened in 1925. While Sears will be going away, there will still be 11 Sears Hometown Stores in the state. They sell hard goods and appliances and are smaller than a typical Sears."
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