GURNEE MILLS

Gurnee Mills at sunset.

'Gurnee Mills' is an indoor outlet mall, located in Gurnee, Illinois about halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is a single-level Z-shaped mall. At 1.8 million square feet of gross leasable area, it is the fourth largest mall in Illinois. [1] [2] It opened on August 8, 1991 by the Mills Corporation. [3]
Theme park Six Flags Great America is located near the mall, and both receive tourist and tour bus traffic.
Until 2006, Serpent Safari housed the heaviest living captive Burmese Python, which weighed 403 pounds. The python held the title in the Guinness Book of World Records for 9 years. Serpent Safari is a reptile zoo offering guided safari tours to view large and exotic reptiles.

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Anchor stores
References
External links

Anchor stores


Gurnee Mills features several anchor stores, including: Bass Pro Shops, Bed Bath & Beyond, Burlington Coat Factory, Circuit City, H&M, JCPenney Outlet, Kohl's, Marshalls/HomeGoods, Off 5th, Sears Grand, Sports Authority, TJ Maxx, Value City and VF Factory Outlet.
Former anchor stores include: Computer City (now VF Factory Outlet), Filene's Basement, Lord & Taylor Clearance Center, Phar-Mor, Sears Appliance Outlet, Spiegel (now Kohl's), SYMS (now Circuit City), and Waccamaw Pottery (now Sears Grand).

References


1. Mills Limited Partnership, 10-K
2. Top 10 Largest Malls in Illinois
3. Village of Gurnee / Keeping Posted Newsletter

External links



Gurnee Mills website

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