City Guide

Chicago Shopping

Gurnee Mills

6170 W. Grand Avenue Gurnee, IL 60031
(847) 263-7500
website: www.simon.com

Chicago Shopping: Twenty three million shoppers every year call Gurnee Mills the “Best in the Midwest!” Join them and save up to 70% everyday at over 200 retailers including Off 5th – Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet, Nike Factory Outlet, Bass Pro Shops and more!

Gurnee Mills is located at the intersection of Interstate 94 and Grand Avenue (IL 132) in Lake County, Illinois, strategically positioned midway between the major markets of Chicago and Milwaukee.

Hawthorn Center

122 Hawthorn Center Vernon Hills, IL 60061
847.362.2600
website: www.westfield.com

Chicago Shopping: Hawthorn Shopping Center, located in Vernon Hills north of Chicago, features Marshall Field’s, Carson Pirie Scott, JCPenney, Sears, and 140 specialty stores featuring apparel for men, women and children, gifts, electronics, home furnishings, jewelery, sporting goods, toys and much more. Services include hair salons, travel agency, shoe repair, photo studios, just to name a few. Dining options include a food court or full service restaurants – John’s Garage and Ruby Tuesday. The Imagination Castle is a free play area for children.

Magnificent Mile

North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 642.3570
website: www.themagnificentmile.com

Chicago Shopping: The Windy City’s Magnificent Mile packs an entire vacation into a mere eight blocks. Along this corridor visitors can marvel at Chicago’s architectural wonders, shop at nearly 500 boutiques and retailers, or eat at one of the 200 restaurants.

The Magnificent Mile offers tours of the area by foot, bus, or boat, and its central location coupled with over 50 hotels makes for a great place to call home while you visit Chicago.

Water Tower Place

835 N. Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60611
312.440.3166
website:www.shopwatertower.com

Chicago Shopping: At the pinnacle of Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile, Water Tower Place is Chicago’s premier shopping destination. Its stunning eight-level atrium features more than 100 of your favorite stores and restaurants plus a mix of distinctive specialty shops and boutiques. It offers a unique, high-energy urban shopping experience you simply won’t find anywhere else in the city. In short, Water Tower Place is the place to shop.

Water Tower Place offers eight levels of sophisticated shopping anchored by Marshall Field’s and the only downtown Lord & Taylor. Add 100 specialty stores to the mix – stores like Banana Republic, J.Jill, Eileen Fisher, Nine West Lifestyle, The Sharper Image, GAP, Jacadi, STUDIO Sterling Works and many others exclusive to Chicago, and you’ll see why this urban mix makes for a very unique shopping experience.

WOODFIELD

5 Woodfield Mall Schaumburg, IL 60173
847.330.1537
website: www.shopwoodfield.com

Chicago Shopping: Woodfield has the finest collection of department stores and specialty shops in the Great Lakes region. Nordstrom, Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, JCPenney, Sears and nearly 300 stores and restaurants.

Surround yourself with fashion, food, and fun at Illinois’ #1 tourist attraction. With the most distinctive collection of shopping, dining and entertainment, it’s no wonder Chicago’s visitors voted it their favorite suburban attraction in 2000.

Located 25 miles NW of Chicago, and 7 miles west of O’Hare, Woodfield Mall is the best destination for leisure guests, groups, reunions, and business travelers.