There was a time that only a few remember when nearly every Illinois town had a Kmart store. That era has ended, but a nostalgic video shows how the chain went from boom to bust in the Land of Lincoln. This was the empty Kmart store in Quincy, Illinois only a few years agoGoogle Maps Street View Google Maps Street View loading...Watch Illinois Kmart Stores Go From Boom to Bust Gallery Credit: Horizon Analytics via YouTubeKmart played a very important role in my life. The following year I would begin this crazy radio journey, but it was in a local Kmart that my first official job happened. There was something different about those Kmart stores back in the day that you won't find in modern day Walmart stores.