GameStop Has Suddenly Pulled the Plug on 10 Illinois Locations

There are more reports of a mass closure of stores by gaming retailer GameStop and that now includes at least 10 Illinois locations that have shut their doors this week.

The GameStop Store Closings website has just added 10 locations in Illinois that are reportedly a part of the mass closings the company has started executing this week. Here are the affected stores according to their list:

GameStop - Alton Corners, 317 Homer Adams Pkwy., Alton, Illinois

GameStop - Northland Plaza, 2564 Sycamore Rd., Dekalb, Illinois

GameStop - Randall Square, 1492 N. Randall Rd., Geneva, Illinois

GameStop - Quarry Outlot, 9404 Joliet Rd., Hodgkins, Illinois

GameStop - Park Place Plaza, 17925 Halsted St., Homewood, Illinois

GameStop - 2410 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, Illinois

GameStop - McHenry Towne Center West, 2445 N. Richmond Rd., McHenry, Illinois

GameStop - Lakeview Plaza, 15864 S. LaGrange Rd., Orland Park, Illinois

GameStop - South Elgin Commons, 478 Randall Rd., South Elgin, Illinois

GameStop - Tinley Park Plaza, 16205 Harlem Ave., Tinley Park, Illinois

The complete list of GameStop closures includes hundreds of new locations in 2026. While the closures in Illinois are sudden, it's not completely unexpected. Video gaming has gone from CD's, DVD's and cartridges to world of digital downloads where trips to stores are less necessary for new game releases. I would argue that used game sales are still something many families count on which won't be possible if the brick and mortar GameStop stores are gone. Gaming companies would probably love to eliminate used game sales since they don't make any money on games that have already been sold and most probably figure that used game sales reduce the number of new games sold. Still, I hope the remaining GameStop stores can find a successful way forward. This would be a sad development for families who are trying to keep entertainment affordable.