Overview
- The Orland Park Plan Commission voted 6–1 to recommend approval, with a full village board vote scheduled for Jan. 19.
- Amazon submitted plans for a roughly 225,000–229,000-square-foot building offering groceries, general merchandise, accessory services, and prepared foods.
- Planning documents describe a limited warehouse component and dedicated space for delivery drivers to pick up online orders.
- The proposed store would be larger than an average Walmart Supercenter and would replace the former Petey’s II site at 159th Street and LaGrange Road.
- Some residents have flagged traffic concerns as Amazon characterizes the site as a new retail concept alongside ongoing tests of faster pickup and fulfillment-only pilots.