Signs posted throughout the Homewood OfficeMax store at 17825 Halsted St. recently announce that the store will be closing.
Shera Bishop, senior communication specialist for Office Depot, the parent company of OfficeMax, said the closing sale began Sept. 17, and the store would close for good on Nov. 14.
"Office Depot continues to optimize its retail footprint," she said. "We will continue to serve our customers at other nearby Office Depot and OfficeMax stores as well as online at officedepot.com."
Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld said he wasn't surprised by the move, noting that many retailers . . .
