| Store Name | Finalist First Name |
| Stella’s – St. James Crossing | Rosemary |
| Stella’s – McHenry Plaza | Lori |
| Stella’s – Plaza Westlake, Glendale Heights | Anna |
| Stella’s – Fox Lake Retail Center | Jim |
| Stella’s – Hillcrest Shopping Center | William |
| Stella’s – Four Cities, Hometown | Miguel |
| Stella’s – Prospect Heights | Drelis |
| Shelby’s – Presidential Plaza, Dixon | Theresa |
| Stella’s – Northlake | Victor |
| Shelby’s – Melrose Crossing | Mary |
| Stella’s – Brentwood Commons, Bensenville | Sharon |
| Shelby’s – Bradley 944 Kinzie | Tyree |
| Stella’s – North Park | Kathy |
| Stella’s – Broadview | Theresa |
| Shelby’s – South Cicero | Alicia |
| Stella’s – Heartland Crossing, Minooka | Janice |
| Shelby’s – Dekalb | Krystal |
| Stella’s – Westview Plaza, Streamwood | Deanna |
| Shelby’s – Roselle Road, Golf | Gloria |
| Shelby’s – Brewster Creek, Bartlett | Vattana |
| Shelby’s – The Courtyard of Lake Zurich | Susan |
| Stella’s – Commons of Chicago Ridge | Jack |
| Stella’s – Oswego | Fatimah |
| Stella’s – Melrose Crossing | Tyshonda |
| Stella’s – Lake in the Hills, LLC | Andy |
| Stella’s – Oak Lawn | Trudy |
| Stella’s – Plano, LLC | Robert |
| Shelby’s – Romeoville Creekside Plaza, LLC | Bob |
| Stella’s – Lexington Commons, LLC | Jessica |
| Shelby’s – Leyden Shopping Center, LLC | Gerardo |
| Stella’s – Hickory Palos Square, LLC | Char |
| Stella’s – Oakbrook Terrace, LLC | Nick |
| Stella’s – Tinley Park, LLC | Melinie |
| Stella’s – Quarry Plaza, LLC – Alsip | Carolyn |
| Stella’s – Wheeling Lynn Plaza, LLC | Donna |
| Shelby’s – Roselle Road Hoffman Estates, LLC | Andrea |
| Stella’s – Westchester, LLC | Mattie |
| Stella’s – Elmwood Park, LLC | Lamar |
| Shelby’s – Villa Center, LLC | Anthony |
| Stella’s – Randall Pointe, LLC – S Elgin | Denise |
| Stella’s – Hoffman Village Shopping Center, LLC | Chuck |
| Maxine’s – Wheeling Fresh Farms, LLC | Vicente |
| Ricki’s – Lyons, LLC | Liz |
| Stella’s – Villa Oaks, LLC | Kim |
| Stella’s – Marketplace at Darien, LLC | Sara |
| Stella’s – Stearns Crossing, LLC – Bartlett | Susan |
| Stella’s – Regency Plaza, LLC – Norridge | Kathy |
| Shelby’s – Waukegan Lewis Market, LLC | Peggy |
| Stella’s – Palos Hills | Georgianne |
| Stella’s – Berwyn, LLC | Monica |
| Shelby’s – Kankakee Meadowview, LLC | Martha |
| Stella’s – Ottawa Centre, LLC | Norman |
