Spring Hill Mall

Former shopping mall in West Dundee, Illinois

Spring Hill Mall

Location| West Dundee, Illinois, United States
Coordinates| 42°6′10″N 88°17′42″W﻿ / ﻿42.10278°N 88.29500°W﻿ / 42.10278; -88.29500
Opening date| October 1980 (1980-10)
Closing date| March 22, 2024 (March 22, 2024)
Developer| Homart Development Company
Management| Village of West Dundee
Owner| Village of West Dundee
No. of anchor tenants| 6 (2 open, 4 vacant)
Total retail floor area| 1,370,000 square feet (127,277.2 m2)
No. of floors| 1 (2 in former Carson's, former Macy's, and former Sears)
Public transit access| Pace
Website| www.springhillmall.com
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Spring Hill Mall was a shopping mall in West Dundee, Illinois. The mall's anchor tenants are currently Kohl's and Cinemark. There are four vacant anchor stores that were once Carson Pirie Scott, Sears, Macy's, and Barnes & Noble.

## History

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The site was previously the D. Hill Nursery, which relocated to Union, Illinois to make way for the mall.[2]

Spring Hill Mall was developed by Homart Development Company, then owned by Sears, Roebuck & Company. The mall opened in October 1980 with two anchors, Marshall Field & Company and Sears, Roebuck & Company. Originally, Carson Pirie Scott was scheduled to open an anchor store at the location now occupied by Kohl's (originally MainStreet), but this deal was canceled. The Carson's chain opened a Honey Bear Farm store in the west wing of the mall in October 1980. Carson Pirie Scott eventually opened a location at the mall in 1990 when former anchor Bergner's (which was added in 1981 as Bergner-Weise) was re-branded as Carson Pirie Scott. Bergner's parent company, P.A. Bergner & Co, acquired the Carson's chain in 1989 and elected to re-brand its Chicago-area Bergner's stores as Carson Pirie Scott. On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Carson's would be closing as the parent, Bon-Ton Stores, was going out of business. Carson's closed permanently on August 29, 2018.

The anchor location on the northwest side of the mall opened in 1984 as Joseph Spiess Company, an Elgin, Illinois-based specialty department store company. Joseph Spiess closed the Spring Hill Mall store in 1994. This location was later Wickes Furniture, Steve and Barry's (closed February 2009), Home Furniture Mart (opened 2011), American Eagle Furniture (opened 2013) and Darna Furniture. This location was vacated in 2015.

The anchor location at the west end of the mall opened in 1983 as JCPenney. On January 24, 2011, JCPenney announced that they would close this location by June 1, 2011.[3][4]

A portion of the mall where current anchor Kohl's and former anchor Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (opened as Bergner-Weise) are located, and a portion of the inside mall immediately adjacent to the two anchor store locations are wholly within the village of Carpentersville whom to this day is responsible for providing police and fire safety services along with the issuance of all applicable permits, licenses and requests for zoning changes to those anchor and mall stores that are not within the village of West Dundee.[5]

Red Lobster opened in the parking lot in May 1982.[6]

A Jewel-Osco store opened near the mall on January 30, 1992.[7]

In 1994, Best Buy and Target Greatland opened across the street from the mall.[8] Best Buy closed in 2012.[9] Target Greatland closed on May 3, 2014 and was replaced by a sports complex.[10]

A Denny's restaurant opened outside the mall in 1996.[11]

In March 2004, Barnes & Noble opened in the Sears wing.[12] A Home Depot store opened north of the mall later that year in December.[13]

Today, the only remaining anchor store is Kohl's. The Marshall Field's store was renamed Macy's on September 9, 2006.

In 2011, General Growth Properties, following its bankruptcy, spun off 30 mall properties, including Spring Hill Mall, into Rouse Properties.[14][15] Rouse Properties was acquired by Brookfield Properties Retail Group in 2016. General Growth (later GGP) was acquired by Brookfield Properties in 2018.

In 2012, LA Fitness opened outside the mall on the location of the former Toys "R" Us.

On February 20, 2015, the owner announced plans for a redevelopment of the mall.[16] The first phase calls for the demolition of the west end of the mall, including the food court and former JCPenney and Darna Furniture locations, in order to make room for a new 37,000 sq ft. Cinemark movie theater that opened on December 15, 2016.[17] Plans also call for an entertainment and dining pavilion and re-configuring the enclosed mall into an exterior shopping center.

On March 23, 2017, H&M opened at the mall.[18]

On November 6, 2019, it was announced that Sears will be closing in February 2020. The closure of Sears left Macy's and Kohl's as the remaining anchors. The closure also left the mall with no original anchors from its 1980 opening.[19][20] On January 7, 2020, it was announced that Macy's would be closing.[21] This left the mall with Kohl's, Barnes & Noble and Cinemark as its only remaining anchors. On October 22, 2021, Barnes & Noble closed and relocated to nearby Algonquin Commons, leaving Kohl's and Cinemark as the malls only remaining anchors.[22] Spring Hill Mall was sold to the Kohan Retail Investment Group in 2021.[23]

On February 22, 2024, tenants were given eviction notices and were told to vacate the mall by no later than March 22, 2024, as the mall would be closing permanently on that date.[24]

On March 22, 2024, Spring Hill Mall permanently closed its doors in hopes of being redeveloped.[25]

## Bus routes

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Pace

* 552 North State/Spring Hill Mall [26]
* 803 Carpentersville Local [27]

## References

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1. ^ "Spring Hill Mall". Brookfield Properties Retail Group.
2. ^ "D.Hill Nursery". Archived from the original on 2007-09-22.
3. ^ "J.C. Penney in West Dundee to close". Daily Herald. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
4. ^ "JCPenney Takes Strategic Actions to Maximize Long-Term Growth and Profitability" (Press release). JCPenney. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-28.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. ^ "Tonde, Red Lobster compete for last liquor license". Cardunal Free Press.
7. ^ "Family grocery is bound by large chain". Chicago Tribune.
8. ^ "Retailer targets West Dundee". Northwest Herald.
9. ^ "West Dundee Best Buy to close, along with five other Illinois locations".
10. ^ "West Dundee Target Store to Close".
11. ^ "Denny's set to open near Spring Hill Mall". Northwest Herald.
12. ^ "Barnes & Noble to Open New Store at 1072 Spring Hill Mall Boulevard West Dundee, Illinois; New Bookstore Debuts on March 17". www.businesswire.com. 2004-03-03.
13. ^ "The Home Depot Carpentersville, Illinois grand opening". Chicago Tribune.
14. ^ "General Growth to spin off 30 mall properties". Reuters. August 1, 2011.
15. ^ "Spring Hill Mall gets new owner". Northwest Herald. August 2, 2011.
16. ^ "West Dundee backs redevelopment plan to make Spring Hill Mall 'relevant'".
17. ^ "Cinemark Announces Grand Opening of New 8-Screen Theatre with Luxury Lounger Recliners and XD Auditorium in West Dundee, IL". 14 December 2016.
18. ^ "H&M store set to open at Spring Hill Mall". Chicago Tribune.
19. ^ Sauder, Erin. "Sears store at West Dundee's Spring Hill Mall set to close by February". chicagotribune.com.
20. ^ "Sears To Close Spring Hill Mall Location". Algonquin-Lake In The Hills, IL Patch. 2019-11-07.
21. ^ Rohr, Lauren (2020-01-07). "Macy's to close at Spring Hill Mall". Daily Herald.
22. ^ Voelz, Ryan. "Barnes & Noble opens Algonquin Commons store on Wednesday". Northwest Herald.
23. ^ Schmit, Kevin (23 July 2021). "New hope for Spring Hill Mall? Sale to investment group, town collaboration could spark interest". Daily Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
24. ^ "Spring Hill Mall closing in March". Chicago Tribune. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
25. ^ Sisk, Courtney; Staff • •, NBC Chicago (2024-03-22). "Suburban Chicago mall set to permanently close, but something new could take its place". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
26. ^ "552 - North State – Spring Hill Mall | Pace Suburban Bus".
27. ^ "803 - Carpentersville Local | Pace Suburban Bus".

## External links

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* Official website

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Chicago area shopping malls

Enclosed|

* 108 North State Street
* 900 North Michigan
* Belvidere Discount Mall
* The Century Shopping Centre
* Chicago Ridge Mall
* Fashion Outlets of Chicago
* Ford City Mall
* Fox Valley Mall
* Golf Mill Shopping Center
* Gurnee Mills
* Harlem Irving Plaza
* Hawthorn Mall
* International Mall
* James R. Thompson Center
* Lincolnwood Town Center
* Louis Joliet Mall
* Navy Pier
* North Park Plaza
* North Riverside Park Mall
* Northbrook Court
* Northfield Square
* Oak Mill Mall
* Orland Square Mall
* River Oaks Center
* Shops at the Mart
* The Shops at North Bridge
* Southlake Mall
* The Village Shopping Center
* Water Tower Place
* Woodfield Mall
* Yorktown Center

Lifestyle/outdoor|

* Algonquin Commons
* The Arboretum of South Barrington
* Arlington Town Square
* The Brickyard
* Burr Ridge Village Center
* Cermak Plaza
* Chicago Premium Outlets
* Chinatown Square
* Deerbrook Mall
* Deer Park Town Center
* Deerfield Square
* Galleria Center
* Geneva Commons
* The Glen Town Center
* Harper Court
* Lincolnshire Commons
* Main Street Promenade
* Market Square
* Naperville Crossings
* North Towne Mall
* Northgate Shopping Center
* Oakbrook Center
* Plaza del Lago
* The Promenade Bolingbrook
* The Quentin Collection
* Randhurst Village
* Renaissance Place
* Springbrook Prairie Pavilion
* Sutton Park Shopping Center
* The Streets of Woodfield
* Town & Country Center
* Town Square Wheaton
* Westfield Old Orchard
* Westridge Court

Former/defunct|

* 1800 N. Clybourn
* Brementowne Mall
* Century Mall
* Charlestowne Mall
* Chicago Place
* Chicagoland Outlets
* Crystal Point Mall
* Dixie Square Mall
* The Grove of Downers Grove
* Hillcrest Shopping Center
* Hillside Shopping Center
* Huntley Outlet Center
* Jefferson Square Mall
* Lakehurst Mall
* Lincoln Mall
* Meadowdale Shopping Center
* Meadows Town Mall
* North Pier
* Old Chicago
* One Schaumburg Place
* Orland Park Place
* Park Forest Plaza
* Piano Factory Outlet Mall
* The Plaza,
* Prairie View Plaza
* St. Charles Mall
* South Commons Mall
* Spring Hill Mall
* Stratford Square Mall
* Washington Square Mall
* Woodmar Mall

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Shopping malls in Illinois

Cook County|

| Chicago|

* 108 North State Street
* 900 North Michigan
* Chinatown Square
* Ford City Mall
* Harper Court
* James R. Thompson Center
* Navy Pier
* Roosevelt Collection Shops
* The Shops at North Bridge
* Shops at the Mart
* Six Corners
* Water Tower Place

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Elsewhere|

* The Arboretum of South Barrington
* Arlington Town Square
* Burr Ridge Village Center
* Chicago Ridge Mall
* Edens Plaza
* Fashion Outlets of Chicago
* Golf Mill Shopping Center
* Harlem Irving Plaza
* Lincolnwood Town Center
* North Riverside Park Mall
* Northbrook Court
* Oak Mill Plaza
* Orland Park Place
* Orland Square Mall
* Plaza del Lago
* Randhurst Village
* River Oaks Center
* The Streets of Woodfield
* Westfield Old Orchard
* Woodfield Mall

DuPage County|

* Fox Valley Mall
* The Grove of Downers Grove
* International Mall
* North Park Plaza
* Oakbrook Center
* Town Square Wheaton
* Westridge Court
* Yorktown Center

Kane County|

* Algonquin Commons
* Chicago Premium Outlets
* Galleria Center
* Geneva Commons

Lake County|

* Belvidere Discount Mall
* Deer Park Town Center
* Deerbrook Mall
* Deerfield Square
* Gurnee Mills
* Hawthorn Mall
* Lincolnshire Commons
* Market Square
* The Quentin Collection
* Renaissance Place

Will County|

* Louis Joliet Mall
* Naperville Crossing
* The Promenade Bolingbrook

Rockford area|

* Cherryvale Mall
* Lincoln Mall (Freeport)
* Machesney Park Mall
* North Towne Mall

Peoria area|

* East Court Village
* Northwoods Mall
* The Shoppes at Grand Prairie

Champaign–Urbana area|

* Market Place Shopping Center
* Urbana-Lincoln Hotel-Lincoln Square Mall
* Village Mall

Bloomington–Normal area|

* Eastland Mall
* The Shoppes at College Hills

East St. Louis area|

* Alton Square Mall
* St. Clair Square

Elsewhere|

* Cross County Mall
* Hickory Point Mall
* Northfield Square
* Northland Mall
* Peru Mall
* Quincy Town Center
* SouthPark Mall
* Times Square Mall
* University Mall
* White Oaks Mall

Defunct|

* 1800 N. Clybourn
* Brementown Mall
* The Brickyard
* Charlestowne Mall
* Chicago Place
* Crystal Point Mall
* Dixie Square Mall
* Hillside Shopping Center
* Huntley Outlet Center
* Illinois Star Centre
* Lakehurst Mall
* Lincoln Mall (Matteson)
* North Pier
* Old Chicago
* Park Forest Plaza
* Piano Factory Outlet Mall
* The Plaza
* Sandburg Mall
* South Commons Mall
* Spring Hill Mall
* St. Charles Mall
* Stratford Square Mall

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