The last Sears store in Illinois

Robbie visits the last Sears store open for business in Illinois on October 23, 2021. The store closed it's doors forever on November 14, 2021. Empty racks and huge sales is what was left of this Sears in Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL.

Woodfield Mall
from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodfield_Mall
Woodfield Mall is a shopping mall located in the northwest Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois, United States, at the intersection of Golf Road and Interstate 290.

Woodfield Mall is the largest shopping mall in the state of Illinois, the second largest being Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook. It is also one of the largest shopping malls in the United States. The mall is located approximately 27 miles from the Chicago Loop and attracts more than 27 million visitors each year. The mall features 234 stores and is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's (formerly Marshall Field's) and Nordstrom. It also has 7 other restaurants which are Red Robin, Uncle Julio's, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Panda Express, The Cheesecake Factory, Kinfork BBQ, and Texas de Brazil.

History
Construction began on Woodfield Mall in July 1969[3] and the mall opened on September 9, 1971, with 59 stores, growing to 189 stores with 1.9 million retail square feet by 1973, along with a large 135-foot-tall water tower to supply water to the mall and the nearby village. It was the largest mall in the United States at the time of its opening. It is the 12th-largest mall in the U.S. to this date.[4][5] It is currently the largest mall in the Chicago metropolitan area, with 234 stores and restaurants.[6] Woodfield is part of a group of three malls located in Schaumburg, Illinois, along with Woodfield Village Green, and The Streets of Woodfield. Woodfield is a major tourist destination in the state of Illinois.[7] In 2000, Chicago's visitors voted Woodfield Mall as their favorite suburban attraction.[8]

Woodfield Mall is named after former Sears board chairman General Robert E. Wood and Marshall Field and Company founder Marshall Field.[9] It debuted on September 9, 1971, on 191 acres (0.77 km2) of prairie land, previously occupied by farms, cows, and a village tavern.[9] Singer Carol Lawrence, actor Vincent Price, and two marching bands entertained at the debut. At the time of its opening, it claimed to be the world's largest shopping center.[10] By the end of September 1971, another 28 stores and restaurants had opened and that first business year finished with 138 specialty retailers.

On February 12, 2021, Woodfield Mall became the last location for Sears in Illinois to remain open, following the announcement of the closure of the Chicago Ridge Mall location. On September 16, 2021, Sears parent company Transformco announced that the Woodfield Mall location would close that November.

On November 14, 2021, The last Sears location in Illinois closed.

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