‘Horrible’: SUV crashing into, rolling through Woodfield sets off panic inside: A 22-year-old man is in custody after he crashed his black SUV through an entrance and drove through Woodfield Mall Friday afternoon, resulting in some minor injuries to others, Schaumburg police said. Chief Bill Wolf said it was not a terrorist attack and Woodfield was not a target of the driver, who he said may have had a medical issue.
New dining pavilion planned for Woodfield Mall: Construction of a multitenant dining pavilion in Woodfield Mall — currently estimated to cost more than the $13.9 million renovation of the shopping center two years ago — could begin in just a few months, a mall official said Tuesday.
Woodfield Mall plans $13.8 million renovation: The mazelike center of the largest shopping mall in the state, Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, will be less cluttered after a $13.8 million renovation.
Weezer to play free concert at Woodfield June 22: Weezer, the alt-rock band that rose to fame with hits like “Buddy Holly” and “Undone — The Sweater Song,” will play a free concert Saturday, June 22, at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg. The performance marks the grand opening of the mall’s Microsoft Store. The first 200 people in the door for the Microsoft Store’s 10:30 a.m. grand opening on June 22 will get two “Premier Viewing” tickets to the performance.
Woodfield H&M reopens Thursday: H&M, Hennes & Mauritz, one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, will hold the grand reopening of its Woodfield Mall store at 10 a.m. Thursday. The 27,000-square-foot store, first opened at Woodfield in 2003, recently underwent a three-month renovation and now features a new interior, fixtures and facade.
Red Robin in Wheaton: The gourmet hamburger chain Red Robin will open its newest restaurant Monday at Butterfield and Naperville Roads in Wheaton. Specialty burgers made from beef, chicken, veggies, fish and turkey as well as other entrees will be offered. The chain also recently opened restaurants at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg and at 28260 Diehl Rd. in Warrenville.
Farm Now a Theater —Another Mall Built: Article on world’s largest enclosed shopping center, Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Ill, which is $90-million, trilevel collection of 177 stores; says some of best farmland in Cook County, Ill, was sold to make room for mall, which is so large it has its own police precinct; illus; map
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Woodfield Mall is a shopping mall located in northwest Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois . it is the largest shopping mall in the state of Illinois, the second largest being Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook . the mall features 2 the mall was originally developed by Taubman Centers, which later sold the mall to CalPERS, Miller Capital Advisory, and GM Pension Trusts . it was the largest mall in the united states at the time of its Woodfield mall is the 12th-largest mall in the U.S. to this date . it is the largest mall in Chicago metropolitan area, with 234 stores and restaurants . in 2000, Chicago’s visitors at the time of its opening, it claimed to be the world’s largest shopping center . by the end of September 1971, another 28 stores and restaurants had opened . many of those retailers—Johnston & Murphy, Stride Originally 1,900,000 square feet (180,000 m2) of retail space, the GLA of the mall today is 2,150,557 square feet (199,793.3 m2). the mall contains a total of 234 the 5-plex opened for business on July 30, 1971 . the mall also had a pair of free-standing twin cinemas, Woodfield Theatres 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 . both were closed and demolished the former theater area was converted into an Improv Comedy Club in 2006, the first location in Illinois . the freestanding Loews Theatres complex was eventually rebranded by the AMC Theatres chain in 2016 . in 1994, Panera Bread and Hooters opened northwest of the mall . in 1995, Woodfield grew again with a $110 million wing that included 50 new specialty stores . of these new-for-1995 stores in 1997, Joe’s Crab Shack opened on the northeast edge of the mall . it was one of 41 locations in the chain to close in 2017 . the surrounding village of Schaumburg grew as well . woodfield paid an additional $97,000 for the exterior painting . both the interiors and exteriors of the mall water tower were completely repainted . the entire painting process took around 350 gallons of paint . in 2004, the fountains, the waterfall and the aquariums were removed from the mall . the Woodfield “Fish Music” however, was only the beginning for Suzanne woodfield mall is a highly visited tourist destination in the Chicago metropolitan area . the mall is often used as a test market for retailers . in 2001, an apple store opened in the Lord & Taylor Wing . in 2013, a Forever 21 and a two-story H&M opened in a Sears wing . in 2014, lululemon and Arhaus opened in the Lord & Taylor Wing . in 2015, a portion of the second level of Sears was subleased to Level 257 . along with a in 2018, a large food court, known as the “Dining Pavilion,” opened on the second floor in the east court opposite the main mall entrance . it features Chipotle Mexican Grill, Blaze Pizza, and more . the rainforest cafe in woodfield mall is scheduled to close on January 1, 2020 due to the expiration of its lease . in November 2018, it was announced that the mall would be open 29 hours straight. in January 2015, woodfield planned and announced a $13.8 million renovation . it will be replaced by the Peppa Pig World of Play amusement center . the removal left a large open area that for a few years the makeover consisted of an updated grand court, including the removal of brick fixtures . the renovation also includes new flooring for both lower and upper levels . the man, later identified as Javier Garcia of Palatine, Illinois, was charged with terrorism . he appeared in court on September 29, 2019, and was denied bond . Garcia’s family spoke out arguing that Javier is Garcia has since also been charged with an unrelated arson case from September 8, 2019, in his hometown of Palatine.
