Northfield Square
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| Location | 1600 N State Route 50 Bourbonnais, IL 60419 |
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| Coordinates | 41°10′28″N 87°50′51″W / 41.1745°N 87.8474°W |
| Opening date | August 1, 1990 |
| Developer | Edward J. DeBartolo[1] |
| Management | Village of Bradley |
| Owner | Village of Bradley |
| No. of stores and services | 37 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 (1 open, 4 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 530,325 sq ft (49,268.8 m2)[2] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Public transit access | River Valley Metro Mass Transit District |
| Website | shopnorthfieldsquare |
Northfield Square is a shopping mall located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, United States. The mall serves Kankakee County, which includes Bourbonnais, Bradley, and Kankakee. The mall's anchor store is Cinemark Theatres. There are 4 vacant anchor stores that were once 2 Carson Pirie Scott stores, Sears and JCPenney.
History
Northfield Square opened on August 1, 1990, at the intersection of Illinois Route 50 and Larry Power Road, just north of the Interstate 57 interchange. The original anchors were Carson Pirie Scott, JCPenney, Sears, and Venture. When the mall opened in 1990, it was 40 percent vacant.[3] In 2012, the mall was 11.7 percent vacant.[2] On June 20, 2018, it was announced that Express Factory Outlet would open in the mall. The store would open next to Carson Pirie Scott.[4] Around the corner from Daily Journal (since relocated to 8 Dearborn Square) near JCPenney opened Willow Spa and Barbershop On The Square, right next to Paul Mitchell - The School. On January 4, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 103 stores nationwide. The store closed on April 9, 2018.[5] On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Carson Pirie Scott would also be closing both locations on August 29, 2018, as parent company The Bon-Ton Stores was going out of business leaving JCPenney as the sole anchor at the mall.[6]
On June 4, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney would be closing around October 2020 as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide.[7] When JCPenney closed, the mall no longer had a traditional anchor store left. Cinemark Theatres is the largest current tenant. The mall is expected to be redeveloped in the future, with the Village of Bradley having purchased the former Carson's Men's Store anchor in October 2019.[8]
The mall currently hosts the annual Strawberry Jazz Festival.
On February 14, 2025, the Village of Bradley purchased the mall from Namdar. Currently they are working on a plan to demolish the anchors to add Illinois’ largest water park. Redevelopment of the mall will take place. However, the redevelopment plans and date is not known.[9]
Sometime in late March 2025, the mall’s website, which was managed by Namdar, was deactivated as Namdar no longer owns the mall.[10]
References
- ^ "Legacy | DeBartolo Development".
- ^ a b Simon Property Group, Inc. Form 10-K, Fiscal year 2012, "Property Table", p. 18
- ^ Franklin, Stephen (December 16, 1990). "Economy Sets Scene In Mall Competition". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "New openings to hit Northfield Square mall".
- ^ "Sears in Northfield Square to close in April".
- ^ "Northfield to lose 2 Carson's stores".
- ^ "JCPenney closes at Northfield Square mall".
- ^ Provost, Lee (August 10, 2020). "Mall owner eyeing 'redevelopment'". Daily Journal (Illinois). Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "Bradley completes $6.5M Northfield Square purchase". Shaw Local. February 15, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "Northfield Square". Northfield Square. Archived from the original on March 21, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
