No Word On Whole Foods Opening Date

ST. CHARLES, IL — A new Whole Foods grocery stores is supposed to open this spring in St. Charles but company officials have not yet released the opening date.

Patch.com reached out to Whole Foods this past week to see if the opening date has been set. On Monday, Carrie Rodgers, who works for corporate communications for Whole Foods, said the company did not have any information to share regarding the opening of the Whole Foods.

Meanwhile, final inspections have been underway at the store, according to city officials. On Friday, city officials said a final inspection "punch list" has been provided to the contractor. Patch.com has reached out to community development officials to learn more about what else needs to be done before the grocery store opening.

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St. Fort Union, a regional development commercial specializing in grocery anchors, acquired the property in 2023 and entered into a lease agreement with Whole Foods Market, according to city officials.

As part of upgrades to the site, parking lots around the store were reconstructed for future use by Whole Foods, including the city-owned parking lot located at the southwest corner of Illinois and First Streets. The sidewalks and landscaping around the parking lots were updated to add angled street parking, paver bricks, landscape beds and decorative lighting.

In recent months, work has been done inside the store.

As a part of the project approval, the city approved an incentive agreement to reimburse the developer for the cost of the parking lot and street/sidewalk improvements, according to city officials.

In March 2022, the Blue Goose closed its doors for good. The store first opened in 1928.