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Family Cafe Eyes Former Osco Site at Oakton and Asbury

The owners of Little Beans Cafe in Lincoln Park are negotiating a lease to open at the old Osco site.

The owners of Lincoln Park's Little Beans Cafe are negotiating a lease to open a second cafe at the former Osco site at Oakton and Asbury, according to Ald. Coleen Burrus (9th Ward).

"This is not a done deal, but we're still hopeful," Burrus said after announcing the news at Monday night's city council meeting. 

Little Beans Cafe, 1809 W. Webster in Chicago, includes a family cafe and indoor playground space for kids. Parents can stop in for a cup of coffee or a snack and relax or work while their kids play on the playground. The owners are both Evanston residents, according to Burrus.

The 14,000-square-foot space that once housed an Osco store has been empty for more than seven years. When CVS acquired Osco, it decided that other nearby stores in its chain would serve the area and decided to close this store, Evanston economic development coordinator Paul Zalmezak told Patch last year. 

Burrus said the owners of Little Beans Cafe will be at the next ninth ward meeting to speak to residents, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Levy Center, 300 Dodge Ave. 


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