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Caribou Coffee Leaving Chicago Area

(CBS) -- Caribou Coffee is packing its beans and leaving Chicago.

The Minneapolis-based chain says it's closing most of its 18 Chicago area stores effective Sunday for business reasons.

A few locations will be converted to Peet's Coffee and Tea shops.

The closings will affect about 1,000 workers.

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