Hawthorn Mall

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.

Hawthorn Mall

The redesigned Hawthorn Mall logo for the Hawthorn 2.0 era.
Location	Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States
Coordinates	42°14′34″N 87°57′0″W
Address	122 Hawthorn Center
Opening date	September 10, 1973; 51 years ago (September 10, 1973)
Previous names	Hawthorn Center (1973–2002) Westfield Shoppingtown Hawthorn (2002–2005) Westfield Hawthorn (2005–2015)
Developer	Urban Investment and Development[1]
Management	Centennial Real Estate
Owner	Centennial Real Estate Montgomery Street Partners USAA Real Estate Westfield Corporation
No. of stores and services	76 as of 11/29/2024[2]
No. of anchor tenants	4
Total retail floor area	1,295,915 square feet (120,394.4 m2)[3]
No. of floors	2 (3 in Macy's)
Public transit access	Pace
Website	shophawthornmall.com

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, Lord & Taylor and fifteen specialty shops.^[5] 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.^[6] In 1999, Holiday Inn Express opened outside the mall.

The mall was acquired by Westfield Group in 2002.^[7] Dave & Buster's opened on March 26, 2014.^[8] Maggiano's Little Italy opened on July 21, 2014.^[9] AMC Theatres opened in the spring of 2015.^[10] Westfield Group sold 80% interest in mall as of December 2015.^[11] Anchor stores include JCPenney, Macy's, AMC Theatres, and Dave & Buster's.^[12] On April 18, 2018, it was announced Carson's and Carson's Furniture Gallery would close, after their parent company went out of business.^[13] The store closed in August 2018. On May 31, 2018, it was announced that the Sears anchor store would close.^{[14][15][16][17]} In January 2021, the Sears and Carson's anchor stores were demolished for construction of new "main street" development with apartments and restaurants.^[18]

Anchors

Current

• JCPenney — Opened in 1997^[19]
• Macy's — Opened in 2006^[19]
• Dave & Buster's — Opened in 2014^[19]
• AMC Theatres — Opened in 2015^[19]

Former

• Marshall Field's — Opened in 1973, converted to Macy's in 2006^[19]
• Sears — Opened in 1973, closed in 2018, building was demolished in 2021^[19]
• Lord & Taylor — Opened in 1973, closed in 1990, replaced by Carson's^[19]
• Carson Pirie Scott — Opened in 1991, closed in 2018, building was demolished in 2022^[19][20]
• Barnes & Noble — Opened in October 1995, closed in 2018^[19]

Bus routes

Pace

• 272 Milwaukee Avenue North ^[21]
• 574 CLC/Hawthorn Mall ^[22]