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JOLIET, IL-Wal-Mart will expand its Joliet location from a 150,000-sf Wal-Mart Discount Store to a 221,000-sf Wal-Mart Supercenter. International Contractors Inc., of Elmhurst, will be completing the $10.6-million expansion project here at 1401 Illinois Route 59.

The Wal-Mart Supercenter is scheduled to be complete by September. The expanded store will have a vision center, photo processing and an expanded lawn and garden center. The store will also have a grocery area with a bakery and delicatessen in addition to frozen food, meat, fresh produce and dairy departments. Additionally, a hair salon, fast food restaurant and bank will be located inside the Supercenter.

There are currently 51 Wal-Mart Supercenters and 79 Wal-Mart Discount Stores in Illinois. Wal-Mart is "going to the new superstore concept, at 200,000 sf per store, and it's estimated they'll open as many as 50 in the Chicago area," Andy Bulson, vice president of Mid-America Real Estate Group, tells GlobeSt.com.