Cresco Labs announced today the opening of its eighth Illinois dispensary in the city of South Beloit. The adult-use dispensary is located near Highway 75 and visible from Interstate 90 by the Illinois-Wisconsin border.
“We are thrilled to bring the Sunnyside retail experience to the hundreds of thousands of people living in South Beloit and surrounding communities in Winnebago County,” said Charlie Bachtell, Cresco Labs’ CEO and co-founder. “This is our third store opening since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and I’m incredibly proud of our team’s dedication to providing responsible access to cannabis.”
Sunnyside South Beloit aims to deliver a more sophisticated and familiar shopping destination that combines high-end design from healthcare, retail and hospitality. The 7,200-square-foot facility elevates the value that dispensaries can add to a community with a bright, welcoming aesthetic and convenient shopping.
The store, located at 7000 First Ranger Drive, will employ 35 people who will work out of the state-of-the-art, ground-up dispensary featuring nearly 20 points of sale. Adult-use customers can place online orders and pick up orders in-store the same day.
Cresco now has eight Sunnyside dispensaries open in Illinois: Wrigleyville Chicago, River North Chicago, Elmwood Park, Buffalo Grove, Rockford, Champaign, Danville and South Beloit. Cresco’s ninth store in Schaumburg, a northwestern suburb of Chicago, is expected to open soon.
In addition to its retail network in Illinois, the company has 215,000 square feet of cultivation space—the largest capacity of any operator in the state. Cresco distributes its full suite of branded products, including Cresco, Mindy’s Chef Led Artisanal Edibles, Remedi, Reserve, High Supply and Good News.
