Hawthorn Mall


Hawthorn Mall is a shopping mall in Vernon Hills, Illinois. It was developed by Urban Investment and Development Co, and anchor stores Sears and Marshall Field's as part of New Century Town, a community with 5,000 condominiums and townhomes planned at the time. The mall features JCPenney, and Macy's, in addition to a Dave & Buster's and a 12-screen AMC Theatres.

History

Construction of the mall began in May 1972 and was completed at a cost of $45 million. On September 10, 1973, the first stores had their grand opening – Marshall Field's, Sears, and fifteen specialty shops. The Lord & Taylor store would open on August 11, 1975. Hawthorn was originally constructed without a food court. In 1990, Lord & Taylor sold its store to Carson Pirie Scott. In 1997, more stores began to come into the mall, including Barnes & Noble and JCPenney, which was constructed on the north end of the mall to replace the shuttered location at the failing Lakehurst Mall in Waukegan. In 1999, Holiday Inn Express opened outside the mall.
The mall was acquired by Westfield Group in 2002. Dave & Buster's opened on March 26, 2014. Maggiano's Little Italy opened on July 21, 2014. AMC Theatres opened in the spring of 2015. Westfield Group sold 80% interest in mall as of December 2015. Anchor stores include JCPenney, Macy's, AMC Theatres, and Dave & Buster's. On April 18, 2018, it was announced Carson's and Carson's Furniture Gallery would close, after their parent company went out of business. The store closed in August 2018. On May 31, 2018, it was announced that the Sears anchor store would close. In January 2021, the Sears and Carson's anchor stores were demolished for construction of new "main street" development with apartments and restaurants.

Anchors

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Bus routes

Pace 272 Milwaukee Avenue North 574 CLC/Hawthorn Mall