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After the parent company of Carson’s failed to find a bidder willing to keep the business going, Bon-Ton Stores will close its department stores after more than 160 years in operation.

Carson’s will close 22 Chicago-area stores in addition to four that were already slated for closure. The chain’s demise leaves struggling Sears as the last man standing among Illinois’ once-mighty department stores.

The Bon-Ton Stores shown below are scheduled to close by late summer. Forty two stores began closing in January.

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Source: Company filings

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