Venture 26: Difference between revisions

| opened = September 15, 1977

| closed = July 15, 1998

'''Venture #26''', also known as the '''Countryside''' Venture store, was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[140 Countryside Plaza (Countryside, Illinois)|140 Countryside Plaza]] in [[Countryside, Illinois|Countryside]], [[Illinois]].<ref>Store[http://web.archive.org/web/19980130143709/http://www.venturestores.com:80/states/cities/chicago.htm LocatorChicago, IL], venturestores.com, 1996-1998archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, archived1998.</ref> atThe store opened on September 15, 1977,<ref>[httphttps://deadmallsnewspaperarchive.com/archiveadvertisement-clipping-sep-10-1977-4055372/www "Venture ribbon cutting ceremony is Thursday.venturestores"] ''[[La Grange Suburban Life Citizen]]'', September 10, 1977, p.com/locator 5.htm</ref> deadmallswith a formal grand opening ceremony on September 18.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/131296143/ Advertisement], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', September 18, 1977, p. 16 and [httphttps://webwww.archivenewspapers.orgcom/webarticle/*chicago-tribune/http131296163/ p. 17].</ref> The store closed on July 15, 1998.<ref>[https://www.venturestoresnewspapers.com/statesarticle/cities100678565/* archive.orgAdvertisement], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', July 9, 1998, p. 18.</ref>