Former Thillens warehouse repurposed for pickleball at new ‘clubhouse’  

On the 4200 block of North Elston Avenue, a Chicago institution has a new tenant.

“Everybody knows Thillens,” Chris Sears said.

Sears opened the Pickleball Clubhouse in February inside the 19,000-square-foot warehouse previously owned by the Thillens company, the ubiquitous armored car service provider.

“People walk in to the main room and they’re like, ‘whoa! I had no idea this was in here,’” Sears said.

WGN’s Josh Frydman brings you the story.

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