Menards drawn to Long Grove.(News)

Byline: Steve Zalusky Daily Herald Staff Writer

Shoppers may soon be able to "save big money" in Long Grove.

Menards, the home improvement store chain with the catchy jingle, is interested in putting up a building near the northeast corner of Lake-Cook Road and Old Route 53.

The Wisconsin-based chain intends to build an approximately 162,340-square-foot home improvement center with 498 parking spaces and an a 26,420-square-foot rear warehouse area.

It would be part of a development that would include 42,600 square feet of additional retail on five outlots.

Village President Tony Dean called it "one of the most significant …