Milwaukee, WI
Kohl’s is closing 27 stores this weekend. Are any Milwaukee-area locations affected?
2025 store closures: Joann and JCPenney join Macy’s, Kohl’s
JCPenney and Joann will shutter stores this year. They are joining Macy’s and Kohl’s which have announced plans to close stores in recent months.
- Kohl’s will close 27 “underperforming” stores across 15 states by the end of March 2025.
- The closures come as the company struggles with declining sales and adapting to changing shopping trends.
- Kohl’s has also eliminated positions at its headquarters and other locations in recent years.
Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s is set to close 27 “underperforming” stores by the end of the month.
In January, Kohl’s announced it was closing the stores, located across 15 states, along with its e-commerce distribution center in San Bernardino, California. According to USA TODAY, the 27 stores are closing on Saturday, March 29, per the stores’ webpages. The e-commerce center is slated to close in May.
Here’s what to know about the closures and if they’re affecting stores in Wisconsin:
Why is Kohl’s closing stores?
Recently, the company has struggled to maintain a customer base and adapt to changing shopping trends. Throughout 2024, Kohl’s reported decreasing sales each quarter.
The retailer’s sales declined 9.4% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 7.2% for the year. For 2025, the company expects a net decrease in sales for the year between 5% to 7% compared to last year.
A few weeks after announcing it would close the 27 stores, Kohl’s said it was eliminating roughly 10% of the positions at its headquarters. Additional layoffs took place in 2024 and 2023.
Amid the challenges, Kohl’s has worked to build partnerships with other brands like Sephora and Babies ‘R’ Us. It has also been experimenting with store layouts to drive sales.
Is Kohl’s closing stores in Wisconsin?
No Wisconsin stores are included on the list of Kohl’s locations closing Saturday.
Which Kohl’s stores are closing in March 2025?
The following Kohl’s stores are closing by the end of the month, according to USA TODAY:
Alabama
- Spanish Fort: 21000 Town Center Ave.
Arkansas
- Little Rock West: 13909 Chenal Pkwy.
California
- Balboa (San Diego): 5505 Balboa Ave.
- Encinitas: 134 N. El Camino Real
- Fremont: 43782 Christy St.
- Mountain View: 350 Showers Drive
- Napa: 1116 1st St.
- Pleasanton: 4525 Rosewood Drive
- Point West (Sacramento): 1896 Arden Way
- San Rafael: 5010 Northgate Drive
- San Luis Obispo: 205 Madonna Road
- Westchester: 8739 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Colorado
- Arapahoe Crossing (Aurora): 6584 S. Parker Road
Georgia
- Duluth: 2050 W. Liddell Road
Idaho
- Boise: 400 N. Milwaukee St.
Illinois
- Plainfield: 11860 S. Route 59
- Spring Hill (West Dundee): 3000 Spring Hill Ring Road
Massachusetts
- Stoughton: 501 Technology Center Drive
New Jersey
- East Windsor: 72 Princeton Hightstown Road
Ohio
- Blue Ash: 4150 Hunt Road
- Forest Park (Cincinnati): 100 Cincinnati Mills Drive
Oregon
- Portland Gateway: 10010 NE Halsey St.
Pennsylvania
- Pottstown: 351 W. Schuylkill Road
Texas
- North Dallas: 18224 Preston Road
Utah
- Riverton: 13319 S. 3600 W Ste 13LOT
Virginia
- Herndon: 2100 Centreville Road
- Williamsburg: 100 Gristmill Plz
Where are Kohl’s stores in Milwaukee?
Kohl’s operates more than 1,100 stores nationwide, including 42 stores in Wisconsin, according to the company’s online store locator.
Kohl’s has two stores in Milwaukee, at 3737 S. 27th St. and 331 W. Wisconsin Ave. Its other Milwaukee-area locations are in Brookfield, Delafield, Glendale, Grafton, Greenfield, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, Oak Creek, Sussex, West Allis, West Bend and two in Waukesha.
Journal Sentinel reporter Ricardo Torres contributed to this report.

Milwaukee, WI
18-year-old dead after Saturday morning shooting, Milwaukee police say
MILWAUKEE — According to the Milwaukee Police Department, an 18-year-old is dead following a shooting early Saturday morning.
The shooting happened Saturday, May 31, around 5 a.m. in the area of 41st St. and Glendale Ave.
Police say the 18-year-old victim died at the scene.
The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating and is in search of unknown suspects.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips.
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Brewers No. 1 Phenom Continued Explosive Start To 2025

The Milwaukee Brewers have one of the most exciting prospects in the game right now low in the minors.
18-year-old infielder Jesús Made has had a meteoric rise in the prospect standings this season. Made currently is ranked as the Brewers’ No. 1 overall prospect and the No. 23 overall prospect in the game right now.
Made had another massive day on Friday as he went 3-for-4 for the Class-A Carolina Mudcats with an inside-the-park home run, a double, three RBIs, and three stolen bases.
Made has been phenomenal so far this season. He has appeared in 40 games so far this season and is slashing .288/.402/.438 with four homers, 26 RBIs, 21 stolen bases, nine doubles, one triple, 32 runs scored, and 28 walks.
This is a guy who is going to play a massive role with the Brewers in the near future if he can keep things up. He’s drawn comparisons to Brewers phenom Jackson Chourio and has lived up to the hype in the minors so far. If he can keep up this level of play over the next year or so, there’s a real possibility that he and Chourio are both in the lineup for Milwaukee maybe by the time the 2027 season gets here. That’s just speculation, but would follow the timeline that Chourio was on.
Milwaukee has plenty of young talent at the big league level right now and another top prospect working his way up.
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WisDOT's I-794 Interchange Study draws differing opinions from Milwaukee locals

MILWAUKEE — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is debating the future of the I-794 interchange in downtown Milwaukee, presenting four options to the public during Thursday’s meeting that drew hundreds of attendees.
WisDOT has spent the last few years examining alternatives for I-794’s future, narrowing down to four distinct options.
The first option involves the total removal of I-794, which would open space for retail, recreation, and housing development in downtown Milwaukee.
The second option would replace the current structure in kind, reconstructing I-794 while maintaining its existing footprint.
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The remaining two options are freeway improvement plans that would keep the structure but consolidate it to reduce its overall footprint.
“Highways running throughout neighborhoods no longer work,” said Montavius Jones, a member of the volunteer group Rethink 794, which advocates for the total removal option.
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“The removal of 794 will unlock so much potential, so much opportunity as far as jobs, housing opportunities, new retail opportunities, new amenities, new green space,” Jones said.
Many opponents of the removal option worry about increased travel time and traffic coming into downtown from I-94 and the Hoan Bridge.
However, Ryan Breaker, who lives in South Milwaukee and frequently uses I-794, doesn’t share those concerns.
“The improvements to the city are massive, I think the potential is massive, I believe the concerns are going to largely end up being unfounded,” Breaker said.

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For some stakeholders, the potential changes raise concerns about preserving local history.
Chuck Lazzaro is advocating for Pompeii Square, a memorial located under I-794 that commemorates the Pompeii Church, which was demolished to accommodate the highway’s construction in the 1960s.
“It was put there by our club to remember the church and our roots of the Italian community that was in the third ward,” Lazzaro said.

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Lazzaro worries that a large construction project on I-794 could leave the memorial with the same fate as the church it represents.
“We want to make sure whatever option they pick here does not affect our monument,” Lazzaro said.
Any plan chosen will need to go through environmental review and approval before WisDOT can identify funding availability. Construction is not anticipated to begin until the 2030s.
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