Shirt a Phobia

Sample Page

Not to be confused with Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center.

Hawthorn Mall (formerly Westfield Hawthorn) 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 (now Macy’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[4] 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.[5] Hawthorn Center was a joint-venture between the Urban Investment and Development Company and Mafco which is a subsidiary of Marshall Field’s.[6] The Lord & Taylor store would open on August 11, 1975.[7] 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.[8] In 1999, Holiday Inn Express opened outside the mall.

The mall was acquired by Westfield Group in 2002.[9] Dave & Buster’s opened on March 26, 2014.[10] Maggiano’s Little Italy opened on July 21, 2014.[11] AMC Theatres opened in the spring of 2015.[12] Westfield Group sold its 80% interest in the mall as of December 2015.[13] Anchor stores include JCPenney, Macy’s, AMC Theatres, and Dave & Buster’s.[14] On April 18, 2018, it was announced Carson’s and Carson’s Furniture Gallery would close, after their parent company went out of business.[15] The store closed in August 2018. On May 31, 2018, it was announced that the Sears anchor store would close.[16][17][18][19] In January 2021, the Sears and Carson’s anchor stores were demolished for construction of new “main street” development with apartments and restaurants.[20]

Anchors

Current

Former

Bus routes

Pace

  • 272 Milwaukee Avenue North [23]
  • 574 CLC/Hawthorn Mall [24]

References

  1. ^ “Hawthorn Center begins operations”. The Wheeling Herald. September 21, 1973. pp. 6–12. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  2. ^ “URW”.
  3. ^ “URW”.
  4. ^ Chicago Tribune. June 5, 1972 Shop Center Forms New Town’s Core
  5. ^ First stores to open in Hawthorn Center, Chicago Tribune; Sep. 6, 1973
  6. ^ “Hawthorne Center begins operations”. The Herald. September 21, 1973. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  7. ^ “Lord & Taylor Opening”. Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  8. ^ “Food courts providing slice of pie to all in modern malls”, Chicago Tribune; Sep. 5, 1982
  9. ^ Staff, Chicago Tribune. May 14, 2002 Fox Valley Center bought
  10. ^ “Meet the New Dave & Buster’s in Vernon Hills”. May 20, 2014.
  11. ^ Zawislak, Mick (July 21, 2014). “Vernon Hills’ Maggiano’s is sixth Chicago area location”. Daily Herald.
  12. ^ “AMC Hawthorn 12 opens in Vernon Hills”. Chicago Tribune.
  13. ^ Lord, Steve (December 21, 2015). “Fox Valley Mall in Aurora has new owner”. Aurora Beacon-News. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018 – via Chicago Tribune.
  14. ^ “Directory | Hawthorn Mall | Vernon Hills, Illinois”. December 22, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  15. ^ Mayer, Richard (April 19, 2018). “Mount Prospect’s ‘Biggest Retailer’, Carson Pirie Scott, Closing”. Journal & Topics Media Group.
  16. ^ Bhattarai, Abha. “Three suburban Sears stores on the list of 72 more set to close”. Washington Post. Retrieved June 1, 2018 – via Daily Herald.
  17. ^ Coleman, Emily (June 1, 2018). “Sears to close stores in Gurnee Mills, Hawthorn Mall”. Chicago Tribune.
  18. ^ Kambic, Rick (September 8, 2018). “A look inside the new $200 million Mellody Farm retail center in Vernon Hills”. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  19. ^ “‘Neighborhood’ bookstore coming to Hawthorn Mall”.
  20. ^ Zawislak, Mick (January 21, 2021). “Sears demolition clearing way for big plans at Hawthorn Mall”. Daily Herald.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i “The Evolution Of Hawthorn Mall In Vernon Hills, IL, And Its Impact On Local Life – BestAttractions”. bestattractions.org. April 21, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  22. ^ Zawislak, Mick (January 20, 2022). “Carson’s demolition key to revised second stage of Hawthorn Mall redevelopment”. Daily Herald. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  23. ^ “Pace Bus – Route 272”.
  24. ^ “574 – CLC – Hawthorn Mall | Pace Suburban Bus”.