Business publications list LaPorte’s Kmart on West Ind. 2 among 150 Kmarts to close in the early months of 2017. Business Insider is among those reporting the list on Jan. 4, 2017. Here’s a link to the story and list:
http://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-sears-and-kmart-stores-closing-2017-1
The LaPorte Kmart has operated since the mid-1970s, originally serving as an anchor for Maple Lane Mall. In its 4 decades it has outlasted numerous other prominent mall occupants including Levine’s, Majerek’s Hallmark and, most recently, Al’s West Supermarket.