Sears to close last store in its home state of Illinois

The Sears store in Schaumberg, Illinois.
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It's the end of an era for Sears in Illinois.

The retailer, founded in Chicago in the 1890s, is shuttering its store at the Woodfield Mall in nearby Schaumburg, CNBC confirmed Thursday. This is the last Sears still open in the company's home state. The store is set to close its doors on Nov. 14.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.