In a nondescript brick building on Chicago’s North Side, there exists a retail phenomenon so magnetic it draws bargain hunters from Rockford to Carbondale, Quincy to Danville, and every Illinois town in between – Village Discount Outlet on Clark Street, where license plates from across the Prairie State fill the parking spaces and line the streets.
Let me tell you something about destination shopping – it’s not about fancy boutiques or tourist traps, it’s about finding a place so extraordinary that it justifies burning a tank of gas and dedicating an entire day to the experience.
And Village Discount Outlet at 4898 N Clark Street? It’s the thrifting mecca that has Illinoisans mapping out road trips.
The modest exterior with its straightforward signage doesn’t hint at the retail wonderland inside, but that’s part of its unpretentious charm…