Woodfield mall

The woodfield mall located in Schaumburg Illinois is the biggest shopping mall located in the state of Illinois.

History: The mall was developed by Taubman Centers and Simon took ownership on January 1, 2013 The mall opened on September 9, 1971. The mall is part of a big retail area consisting of Woodfield mall, the Streets of Woodfield and Woodfield village green. The mall originally opened with sears, JCPenney, Marshall fields, and Lord and Taylor. The Lord and Taylor store was rebuilt when the mall opened a new wing with new stores and a Nordstrom.

The mall used to have two theaters on the perimeter of the mall. The center court area started getting restaurants. Woodfield got a new water tower in 1995.

Woodfield used to have fountains but they got rid of them in 2004.

The first anchor change happened in September 2006 when Marshall fields was converted to Macy’s.

In 2018 by the Sears department store, a food court opened called the dining pavilion.

The rainforest cafe closed on January 1, 2020. The Lord and Taylor announced it would be closing on August 20, 2020 and this store closed at the end of December.

Woodfield renovated there center court in January of 2015. This added new elevators and new guest services.

Resources and extra web pages: https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130204/CRED03/130209963/woodfield-mall-now-half-owned-by-simon http://mall-hall-of-fame.blogspot.com/2010/03/woodfield-mall-east-golf-and-north.html