Northfield Square

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title: "Northfield Square" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["shopping-malls-in-illinois", "shopping-malls-established-in-1990", "1990-establishments-in-illinois", "buildings-and-structures-in-kankakee-county,-illinois", "tourist-attractions-in-kankakee-county,-illinois", "namdar-realty-group", "shopping-malls-developed-by-edward-j.-debartolo-corporation"] description: "Shopping mall in Bradley, Illinois" topic_path: "general/shopping-malls-in-illinois" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northfield_Square" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Shopping mall in Bradley, Illinois ::

::data[format=table title="infobox shopping mall"]

Field	Value
name	Northfield Square
image	File:Northfield Square Mall 1.jpg
caption	The mall's entrance and JCPenney.
location	1600 N State Route 50 Bourbonnais, IL 60419
coordinates
opening_date	August 1, 1990
developer	Edward J. DeBartolo
manager	Village of Bradley
owner	Village of Bradley
number_of_stores	37
number_of_anchors	5 (1 open, 4 vacant)
floor_area	530325 sqft
floors	1
website
publictransit	River Valley Metro Mass Transit District
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| name = Northfield Square | image = File:Northfield Square Mall 1.jpg | caption = The mall's entrance and JCPenney. | location = 1600 N State Route 50 Bourbonnais, IL 60419 | coordinates = | opening_date = August 1, 1990 | developer = Edward J. DeBartolo | manager = Village of Bradley | owner = Village of Bradley | number_of_stores = 37 | number_of_anchors = 5 (1 open, 4 vacant) | floor_area = 530325 sqft | floors = 1 | website = | parking = | publictransit = River Valley Metro Mass Transit District Northfield Square is a shopping mall located in Bradley, 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. In 2012, the mall was 11.7 percent vacant. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/mall-owner-eyeing-redevelopment/article_534961c4-d823-11ea-b250-d750a7231d19.html|title=Mall owner eyeing 'redevelopment' |last=Provost|first=Lee|date=10 August 2020|work=Daily Journal (Illinois)|accessdate=17 September 2020}}

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.

Sometime in late March 2025, the mall's website, which was managed by Namdar, was deactivated as Namdar no longer owns the mall.

References

References

1. "Legacy | DeBartolo Development".
2. [https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1063761/000104746913001862/a2212760zf1_10-k.pdf Simon Property Group, Inc. Form 10-K, Fiscal year 2012, "Property Table", p. 18]
3. Franklin, Stephen. (16 December 1990). "Economy Sets Scene In Mall Competition". [[The Chicago Tribune]].
4. "New openings to hit Northfield Square mall".
5. "Sears in Northfield Square to close in April".
6. "Northfield to lose 2 Carson's stores".
7. "JCPenney closes at Northfield Square mall".
8. (2025-02-15). "Bradley completes $6.5M Northfield Square purchase".
9. "Northfield Square".

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