The village of West Dundee is looking to purchase the property that formerly housed Macy’s, here on the left end, at Spring Hill Mall. The hope is to make the space available for redevelopment and help revitalize the area. (Brian Hill | Staff Photographer)
Once a popular regional destination, Spring Hill Mall sits largely vacant.
Four main retailers — Barnes & Noble, Carson Pirie Scott, Macy’s and Sears — have closed in recent years, leaving only a Kohl’s store and Cinemark theater anchoring the enclosed mall. Smaller tenants have fled to the Randall Road corridor. West Dundee officials estimate only about 25% of the mall’s storefronts are filled.
Village trustees hope to find a developer who can reinvent the shopping mall. But officials want to remove some of the roadblocks first.
On Monday, the board is expected to vote to buy the empty Macy’s department store and the 8.6 acres on which it stands for $1.25 million. Officials say the 43-year-old building is obsolete and will likely be demolished.
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