Overview
- Whole Foods confirmed a new store at 1200 N. Ashland Ave. in Wicker Park’s landmark Home Bank and Trust Company building, taking over the former CVS space.
- City records show a permit for interior, nonstructural demolition to prepare the space for renovation.
- The company has not provided an opening date or additional store details.
- Ald. Daniel La Spata said his office is working with the grocer on delivery loading plans for the busy Ashland–Division corner.
- The expansion fits a broader grocery push on the Northwest Side, with a planned Trader Joe’s in Logan Square and a Sun-Times report that Whole Foods is also eyeing Lake View.