May 15, 2025
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Amazon fulfillment center coming to Cicero

By SUBURBAN LIFE

An Amazon Fulfillment Center in Romeoville is one of several in the area. The company has announced plans to add a similar facility in Cicero.

CICERO - Cicero has been selected as the newest location for an Amazon fulfillment center.

Amazon, which employs more than 23,000 full and part-time workers in Illinois, plans to hire 15,000 more workers to staff fulfillment centers in several planned new warehouse sites, including two that will open in Cicero, according to a Cicero news release.

The Amazon fulfillment center, which processes online orders from its website, will be located in two 575,000 square feet warehouses operated by Bridgepoint 290 Partners and located at 1400 S. Laramie Ave.

Bridgepoint 290 Partners open its first Cicero location in 2017 and its second opened in 2018.

“Cicero has become one of the most popular destinations for the building of new businesses and new industries and for the expansion of existing business chains,” Cicero President Dominick said in a statement.

“We have welcomed many new major retail businesses to Cicero including Walmart, Menards, Break Through Beverage [formerly Wirtz Beverage], Bimbo Bakery, Sonic Restaurant, Fuller’s Car Wash and CubeSmart storage, to just name a few.”

Dominick said the new businesses will not only generate new real estate property tax revenues that will reduce the tax burden on residents, but will also create new jobs and employment opportunities for Cicero’s residents.

“I understand that Amazon is already advertising for the new jobs that their fulfillment warehouse locations will be creating,” Dominick said. “The fact that these major national companies have selected Cicero as their new location is a testament to the success we are enjoying as a community in making the Town of Cicero a much sought-after destination.”

Dominick said he had several meetings with Amazon representatives during the past year. And while Cicero touted its many advantages, Dominick said no incentives were requested or given to seal Amazon’s site selection decision.

“The taxpayers are not paying to get these businesses. These businesses want to be here,” Dominick said.