Louis Joliet Mall is a shopping mall in Joliet, Illinois.Its anchor stores are JCPenney, Macy's (formerly Marshall Field's) and a Cinemark movie theater, along with two vacant anchors last occupied by Carson's and Sears.It used to have a TGI Fridays.
History
Louis Joliet Mall opened in 1978 with anchor stores Sears and Marshall Field's.Bergner's and JCPenney were added to the mall in 1979.Homart Development Company, a subsidiary of Sears, financed construction with the structure being designed by Architectonics, Inc. The single story mall featured cathedral ceilings and atriums.[2]
The mall barely escaped destruction in 1990 when the
Plainfield Tornado
passed within a few hundred yards of the southwest entrance.
Some shoppers report seeing nothing but a huge, black wall when they looked to the southwest.
Cinemark officially opened at the mall on May 8, 2009.[10]
Tilted Kilt opened in 2011, but closed in early 2017.[11] On October 29, 2019, Cajun Boil & Bar opened in its former spot.[12] A little over three years later, the space is vacant again after Cajun Boil & Bar shut down on February 7, 2023.[13]
In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Louis Joliet Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[15]
On February 16, 2017, MC Sports announced that all 66 stores would be closing.[16] That same year, a Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel was built outside of the mall.[17]
On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Carson's would close as the parent, Bon-Ton Stores, was going out of business.The store closed on August 29, 2018.[18] On August 2, 2018, it was announced that the Senior Services of Will County might move into the former Bernger-Weise/Carson's space.[19]
On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would also be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide.The store closed on January 6th, 2019 which left JCPenney, Macy's, and Cinemark as the only anchor stores left.[20]
In February 2023, BrandX.com owned Carson's reopened.
In July 2023, the mall was sold to Namdar Realty Group for $31 million.[21]
In May 2025, Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy talked about revitalizing the Louis Joliet Mall corridor. This includes adding housing and places like a VNA clinic on Jefferson, St, a new Starbucks, a Burlington, and a proposed Jack in the Box.[23]
A Tru by Hilton hotel opened in the surrounding area in June 2025.[24]
22.John Ferak, Patch Staff<img alt="Verified Patch Staff Badge" class="styles_Badge__PNwMX" src="https://patch.com/img/cdn/assets/layout/badges/verified-patch-staff.svg"/>. TGI Fridays Turns Off Its Lights Forever At Louis Joliet Mall: Photos Joliet, IL Patch, 23 December 2024, retrieved 20 November 2025^
23.John Ferak, Patch Staff<img alt="Verified Patch Staff Badge" class="styles_Badge__PNwMX" src="https://patch.com/img/cdn/assets/layout/badges/verified-patch-staff.svg"/>. Louis Joliet Mall's Future Now On Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy's Radar Joliet, IL Patch, 28 May 2025, retrieved 20 November 2025^
