Damn, looks like our Minnesota peeps are losing Blaine, Minnetonka, AND Woodbury...that's gotta hurt. Sorry, guys.
Looks like every IL store that's closing is in the Chicago area... although the only one close to me isn't on the list for now.
Might be worth trying to get some of the larger Lego sets at a 20-30% discount. I'm not holding my breath for that though...