Two more Illinois Big Lots stores expected to close, court docs show

(NEXSTAR) — Another 56 Big Lots stores across 27 states are slated for closure, according to the latest filings by the retailer.

It’s been more than a month since the Ohio-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection .

Since then, it has slated nearly 500 of its stores to close . More than 240 of those stores have already permanently closed their doors.

Big Lots has already submitted a list of 56 stores across more than two dozen states that it expects to close. Unlike others before them, the banners on these locations’ web pages have not yet changed to banners reading “closing this location.”

• Alabama: Homewood
• Arkansas: Conway
• Arizona: Lake Havasu City
• California: Hesperia, Redding, Reedley, Santa Ana
• Colorado: Brighton
• Connecticut: Bristol
• Florida: Orlando (Ocoee), Tampa (Lake Magdalene)
• Georgia: Cartersville, Kennesaw
• Iowa: Burlington
• Illinois: Decatur, Machesney Park
• Indiana: Franklin, New Haven, New Albany
• Kansas: Shawnee
• Louisiana: Lake Charles
• Maryland: Edgewood, Waldorf
• Michigan: Southfield, Livonia
• Missouri: Fenton, Blue Springs
• North Carolina: Boone
• Nebraska: Fremont
• New Mexico: Albuquerque (Coors Boulevard And Montgomery Boulevard)
• Ohio: Brunswick, Highland Heights, North Olmsted, Westerville
• Oklahoma: Ada, Tulsa (Sheridan Road)
• Pennsylvania: Philadelphia (Somerton), Whitehall
• Tennessee: Chattanooga (East), Elizabethton (Elk Ave)
• Texas: Cedar Park, Denton, Lewisville, Paris, San Angelo, Spring (The Woodlands), Texarkana
• Virginia: Chesapeake (Portsmouth Boulevard), Gloucester, Richmond
• Washington: Kennewick, Tacoma, Vancouver, Yakima
• Wisconsin: Janesville

As of Thursday, 1,145 stores remain open, according to the Big Lots website, down vastly from the 1,388 locations the company had ahead of its bankruptcy filing.

California has seen the most stores close at 55 as of Oct. 17 — that’s roughly half of the 109 Big Lots stores it had this summer.

Below is a list of stores that have permanently closed their doors. For a full list of stores that are slated to close, click here .

• Alabama: Bessemer, Huntsville (Northwest Westside Centre), Prattville, Sylacauga, Troy
• Arizona: Flagstaff, Glendale (75th Avenue), Green Valley (Sahuarita), Laveen, Mesa, East Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix (75th Avenue, Bethany Home Road, East Bell Road, E. Bell Road, Ray Road), Scottsdale, Tucson (North Oracle Road)
• Arkansas: Fayetteville
• California: Anaheim (Santa Ana Canyon Road and Katella Avenue), Atascadero, Atwater, Bakersfield (Fashion Place and Olive Drive), Beaumont, Canyon Country, Camarillo, Chico, Concord, Corona, Culver City, Delano, El Cajon, Fairfield, Folsom, Fresno (Northgate Shopping Center), Gilroy, Hercules, Indio, La Mesa, Livermore, Lompoc, Long Beach, Los Banos, Manteca, Merced, Milpitas, Modesto (Salida), Oceanside, Ontario, Placerville, Rancho Santa Margarita, Redlands, Riverside (Canyon Springs Parkway), Rohnert Park, Sacramento (Valley Hi Drive and La Riviera Drive), Salinas, San Bernardino, San Jose, Santa Clara, Santa Maria, Santa Paula, Santa Rosa, Simi Valley, Stockton, Temecula, Tracy, Turlock, Ukiah, Vacaville, Visalia, Woodland
• Colorado: Aurora (South Parker Road), Colorado Springs (North Academy Boulevard, South Academy Boulevard, New Center Point), Grand Junction, Greeley, Littleton, Longmont
• Connecticut: Manchester, Milford, Newington, New Milford, Norwich, Torrington, Waterbury, Waterford, Windsor
• Florida: Boca Raton, Bonita Springs, Boynton Beach, Clewiston, Coconut Creek, Daytona Beach, Destin, Hallandale, Hollywood, Miami (Fontainebleau), Miami Lakes, Orlando (South Semoran Boulevard, Waterbridge Downs and Union Park), Orange Park, Plantation, Pompano Beach, Port Richey, Royal Palm Beach, Stuart, Tarpon Springs
• Georgia: Decatur, Fayetteville, Roswell, Savannah, Stockbridge, Stone Mountain, Thomson, Waynesboro
• Illinois: Burbank, Crest Hill, Elgin, Fairview Heights, Lockport, Niles
• Indiana: Elkhart, Fort Wayne (Jefferson Pointe), Indianapolis (Michigan Road), Kokomo, Warsaw
• Kansas: Kansas City, Salina
• Kentucky: Henderson, Lexington (Hamburg Pavilion), Louisville (Poplar Level Road)
• Louisiana: Bossier City, Denham Springs, Lafayette, Natchitoches
• Maine: Portland
• Maryland: Bowie, Glen Burnie North, Laurel, Lexington Park, Reisterstown
• Massachusetts: Ashland, Dennis Port, Northampton, Seekonk, West Springfield
• Michigan: Big Rapids, Coldwater, Holland, Howell, Kentwood, Lansing, Madison Heights, Okemos, Portage, Petoskey, Ypsilanti
• Minnesota: Albert Lea
• Missouri: Independence, Jefferson City, Kansas City (Washington Street), Saint Joseph, Saint Louis (Christy Boulevard and Lemay Ferry Road)
• Montana: Helena, Great Falls
• New Hampshire: Claremont
• New Jersey: Woodbridge
• New York: Buffalo (Sloan and Linden Corners), Canandaigua, Carle Place, Centereach, Ithaca, New Hartford, Plattsburgh, Poughkeepsie, Queensbury
• North Carolina: Charlotte (Pineville and Newell), Durham (Avondale Drive and Southwest Durham Drive), Jefferson, Raleigh (Glenwood Avenue and Garner Station Boulevard)
• Ohio: Cincinnati (Springdale and Colerain Avenue), Dayton (Centerville), Defiance, Saint Marys, Sandusky, Toledo (Hopewell Heights), West Chester
• Oregon: Albany, Salem
• Pennsylvania: Clifton Heights, Coraopolis, Exton, Kennett Square, Philadelphia (Franklin Mills), East York
• South Carolina: Chester and Newberry
• South Dakota: Rapid City
• Tennessee: Franklin, Madison, Union City
• Utah: Layton, Logan
• Vermont: Berlin
• Virginia: Charlottesville, Lynchburg (Wards Road), Manassas, Norfolk (East Virginia Beach Boulevard), North Chesterfield (Richmond), Virginia Beach (General Booth Boulevard), Woodbridge
• Washington: Bellingham, Burien, Covington, Everett, Kent, Lacey, Lynnwood, Olympia, Port Angeles, Renton, Tacoma (72nd Street), Vancouver (SE 164th Avenue)
• Wisconsin: Fond Du Lac, Menomonee Falls, Mount Pleasant, Neenah, Sheboygan, West Bend
• Wyoming: Cheyenne

Big Lots had stores in nearly every state ahead of its bankruptcy filing, except Alaska and Hawaii. South Dakota recently became the third state without a Big Lots store after its sole location in Rapid City closed.

So far, Big Lots has yet to announce plans to close stores in Delaware, North Dakota, or Rhode Island. Across those states, it maintains seven locations.

Big Lots expected to close roughly 550 stores as part of its bankruptcy filing.
The retailer is still gearing up for the holiday season like any other retailer would, recently announcing “Black Friday Fridays” that runs through Dec. 6.

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