Editorial: Goodbye, Sears. Now Chicago needs to nurture its next great company
Holiday traditions come and go, but for many Chicagoans of a certain age, Christmas started when the “Wish Book” arrived in the mailbox from Sears, Roebuck and Co. This fat catalog usually came on a fall day, as the weather grew chilly, and the leaves turned colors. At its peak, the toy section alone ran for a couple of hundred thrilling pages. Alas, the Wish Book folded in 2011, and by the ...
by Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
Jan 10, 2023
3 minutes
Holiday traditions come and go, but for many Chicagoans of a certain age, Christmas started when the “Wish Book” arrived in the mailbox from Sears, Roebuck and Co.
This fat catalog usually came on a fall day, as the weather grew chilly, and the leaves turned colors. At its peak, the toy section alone ran for a couple of hundred thrilling pages. Alas, the Wish Book folded in 2011, and by the time the holidays roll around again later this year, the rest of Sears
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