Gurnee Mills
Gurnee Mills is a shopping mall and outlet mall in Gurnee, Illinois, within the Chicago metropolitan area. Like the nearby Six Flags Great America and Great Wolf Lodge, the mall's placement in Gurnee is intended to bring customers from both Chicago and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With 1,936,699 square feet (179,925 m2) of gross leasable area and ten major anchor stores in its Z-shaped single-story building, it is the third largest mall in Illinois, and the largest of the four enclosed shopping centers in Lake County. Owned and operated by the Simon Property Group, it was an early part of the "Landmark Mills" chain of shopping malls built by the Mills Corporation. The mall features Hobby Lobby, Macy's, Kohl's, Marshalls/HomeGoods, Value City Furniture, Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse, Forever 21, H&M, Dick's Sporting Goods, Marcus Theatres, Rainforest Cafe, Top Shelf Ice Arena, The RoomPlace, Lee Wrangler Clearance Center, Burlington Coat Factory, and Floor & Decor as its anchor tenants.
Entrance A at Gurnee Mills | |
| Location | Gurnee, Illinois, United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°23′20″N 87°57′27″W |
| Address | 6170 W. Grand Ave |
| Opening date | August 8, 1991 |
| Developer | Mills Corporation |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | 189 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 19 (15 open, 1 coming soon, 3 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,936,699 sq ft (179,925 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Public transit access | Pace |
| Website | gurneemills |
Once marketed as the "world's largest outlet mall", Gurnee Mills features a variety of manufacturer's outlets in addition to the more typical mall retailers, and like other nearby outlet malls it is a popular attraction for tourists visiting the Chicago area, with thousands of tour buses making stops at the mall each year. The mall draws more than 20 million visitors each year.