DOWNTOWN SETTING: Pedestrian-Friendly

Choose Glen Ellyn's downtown if it’s an inviting home town setting with distinction you want for your business.  Our historic, yet progressive downtown offers your business:

•  An authentic central business district with character that is uniquely Glen Ellyn
• Inclusion in a defined and cohesive retail area with convenient walking access to all shopping and dining, inviting shoppers to make new discoveries
• An address that conveys upscale style and flair to discriminating shoppers throughout the Chicago area
• A retail environment of independently-owned shops specializing in personalized service
• Established businesses that draw a preferred repeat clientele
• A Home Design Destination: A substantial cluster of stores and studios focus on the home – decorating, gift-giving, design and furnishings
• An eclectic retail mix that also offers apparel, accessories, gourmet foods, books, bicycles, gifts, and antiques; a bit of everything from appliances to yarn!
• Proximity to outstanding restaurants
• Attractive streetscape with historic facades, potted flowers, benches and antique light poles

TRAFFIC GENERATORS

• In-town condominiums and town homes surrounding the downtown place residents at the doorstep of retailers
• Downtown office workers and clients of service businesses contribute daytime traffic
• The DuPage Medical Group, a physician-owned healthcare practice and the largest downtown employer, brings in over 250,000 patient visits annually
• The downtown commuter rail station, one of the busiest on the West Line, serves nearly 2,000 commuters daily
• Diverse selection of restaurants and cafes
• The Glen Art Theater offers art genre and main stream films on 4 screens drawing evening and weekend entertainment traffic
• People-drawing special events including Taste of Glen Ellyn, Farmer’s Market, Jazz Fest, Holiday Walk, and more
• The Illinois Prairie Path, a 45-mile long regional bike trail, passes through the center of the downtown
• The Glen Ellyn Public Library, reporting over 570,000 check outs annually, is a strong draw for downtown traffic
• The post office and Civic Center (city hall) are both located in the downtown
• Glenbard West High School with 2,100 students, sports and performing arts events is located on the east side of the downtown
• McChesney & Miller Grocery & Market, established in 1862 and the oldest grocer in DuPage County, is known for its fine meats
• Retailers offering customer friendly store hours that include late Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons
• Welcoming business owners who are enthusiastic about referring business to their neighbors

PARKING

• Free 3-hour on-street parking for customers only
• Conveniently located public parking lots
• Helpful directional signage to parking lots
• Discounted parking permits for employees

WAY-FINDING

• Locating shops and services is easy via the sidewalk directory kiosk on Main Street and the complementary pocket shopper’s guide available from stores and businesses.

ROOSEVELT ROAD CORRIDOR SETTING: Buzzing with Potential

If your business needs high traffic exposure, consider our Roosevelt Road corridor. Roosevelt Road (Illinois State Route 38) is home to grocery-anchored shopping centers, auto dealerships and national chain stores. Extending from Finley Road on the east side to west of Lambert Road, Glen Ellyn’s section of Roosevelt Road offers your business:

• Easy access to I-355, the North-South Tollway, on the Village’s east side
• High volume, automobile-driven traffic for maximum visibility
• Three grocery-anchored shopping centers that provide repeat traffic exposure and cater to the convenience customer (Market Plaza with Jewel-Osco, Pickwick Place with Trader Joe’s, and Baker Hill with Dominick’s)
• Diversity in the neighboring business mix with strong retail strip centers and stand-alone operations of local and area chain stores
• Daytime employee traffic contributed by neighboring office complexes (Roosevelt Glen Corporate Center and Glen Hill North Office Park)
• Streetscape improvements provide a distinctive Glen Ellyn identity that adds curb appeal along this busy corridor

TRAFFIC

• Average daily traffic count of 45,000 vehicles

FIVE CORNERS SETTING: Mixing Commerce into the Neighborhood

Located at the site of Glen Ellyn’s original business district, Five Corners brings your business:

• Exposure from a well-traveled area crossroads where Geneva Road, St. Charles Road and Main Street Glen Ellyn meet
• Close to residents who live on the north side of Glen Ellyn who prefer to shop locally and appreciate convenience
• Proximity to the Glen Ellyn Historical Society, which attracts visitors from throughout the Chicago area to see Stacy’s Tavern, one of the most accurately restored stagecoach inns in the Midwest

TRAFFIC

• Average daily traffic count of over 20,000 vehicles

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