Hawthorn Mall


Hawthorn Mall, formerly Westfield Hawthorn, is a shopping mall in Vernon Hills, Illinois. It was developed by Urban Investment and Development Co, and the mall's anchor stores are Macy's, Mario Tricoci Hair Salon & Day Spa, Barbara's Bookstore, Dave & Buster's, AMC Theatres, and JCPenney, as part of New Century Town, a community with 5,000 condominiums and townhomes planned at the time. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Carson Pirie Scott and Sears.

Early history

Construction of the mall began in May 1972 and was completed at a cost of $45 million. By September 10, 1973, the building was complete and the first stores – Marshall Field & Company, Sears, Lord & Taylor and fifteen specialty shops – had their grand opening. 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.

2010s

It 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 on April 28, 2015. Westfield Group sold 80% interest in mall as of December 2015. Anchor stores include JCPenney, Macy's, AMC Theatres, and Dave & Busters. On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Carson's and Carson's Furniture Gallery would both be closing as parent company The Bon-Ton is going out of business. The store closed in August 2018. On May 31, 2018, Sears announced that it would also close its Hawthorn Mall location along with 71 other stores across the country. The store closed in September 2018, leaving JCPenney, Macy's, AMC Theatres, Dave & Busters and Barnes & Noble as the only remaining anchors. Barnes & Noble announced it would be closing its Hawthorn Mall location in favor of the new development, Mellody Farm. The new location opened September 28, 2018. In 2019, Barbara's Bookstore moved into the space formerly occupied by Barnes & Noble.

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