Best malls in Illinois?

Question

I live in northern Illinois.. so any mall in Illinois or Wisconsin area that anyone knows of? I'm sick of Gurnee!

Answer 1

My personal favorite is Oakbrook Center Mall.  It's easily accessible off I88.  It is also an open-air mall but they have nice fountains and lots of greenery which gives you the feel of walking through an understated garden with the benefits of shopping.  Gotta love it.  :o)  Oakbrook offers high-end retailers like Tiffany and Burberry, which aren't available at the Woodfield.  Also, Kiehl's is at Nordstrom's in Oakbrook but not at Woodfield.

When the weather is bad, I like to hit up Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, it's off 53 and I90/94.  It's enclosed but Woodfield mall because of their high volume, get tons of stuff not offered at other malls.  (Found that out when I used to work retail.)  In fact, people from Wisconsin come in buses to shop for the day.

Hope this helps.  Good luck.