ðə flˈæɡʃɪp stˈoːɹ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz təbi sˈoʊld tə sˈɪɾi ʌv ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ ˌʌndɚ mˈeɪɚ dʒˈeɪn bˈaɪən fɚɹə pˈʌblɪk lˈaɪbɹɛɹi loʊkˈeɪʃən, lˈeɪɾɚ sˈoʊld tə də pˈɔːl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wɛn ðə hˈæɹəld wˈɑːʃɪŋtən lˈaɪbɹɛɹi wʌz bˈɪlt.
The flagship store, which was to be sold to City of Chicago under Mayor Jane Byrne for a public library location, later sold to DePaul University when the Harold Washington Library was built.