Overview
- Commissioners voted 6-1 to recommend a nearly 225,000-square-foot store at 159th Street and LaGrange Road, drawing a packed crowd and pointed resident objections over traffic and conservation.
- The concept is described by Amazon and village officials as a retail store for groceries and general merchandise, not a warehouse, with in-store kiosks and curbside pickup options.
- Plans call for 837 parking spaces and seven loading docks with delivery access limited to off-peak hours, and a designated driver entrance from 161st Street.
- Traffic mitigation under review includes extending Ravinia Avenue to 161st Street and coordinating with IDOT and Cook County on signal upgrades and turn lanes, with the road extension potentially lagging the store’s completion.
- Amazon says the site is under contract, projects about 500 permanent jobs, is seeking a special use permit for phased development, and hopes to break ground in 2027.