Eyes on Enterprise: Hometown Shoppes in Streator expands

Business will host WWE/ECW wrestler for autograph signing

Hometown Shoppes is located in Streator’s Northpoint Plaza and is the home to dozens of retail vendors and small shops. (From left to right) Karen Karpati (Chamber board); Courtney Levy (Chamber executive director); Jay Silver (owner); Megan Wright (Chamber member services coordinator); Jennifer Skerston (Chamber president); and Judy Booze (Chamber ambassador) cut the cermonial ribbon for the business.

Hometown Shoppes at Northpoint is planning a grand opening for its expansion from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at 16 Northpoint Drive, Streator.

Hometown Shoppes, which is the home of dozens of retail vendors and small shops, recently added an additional 5,000 square feet of retail space, adding an expanded comic and card area, a new vinyl record store, a tool shop, as well as new crafters, creators and woodworkers.

Cruisin Concessions will serve food in the parking lot and a vendor, Comic Gallery, is hosting an autograph signing with WWE/ECW wrestling superstar Rhyno from noon to 2 p.m.

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