Lincolnwood Town Center — Attraction in Niles Township

Lincolnwood Mall is like one of those malls you see in a movie. It is also one of the cleanest and best malls in Chicago to hang out for a bit with friends or family. They still have events here for every holiday and often change up the display for where you and your kids can take pictures with a big backdrop and characters like the Easter bunny recently for Easter. They recently had a scavenger hunt which was great for kids.

This mall has one of the best food courts of any mall in Chicagoland. (Ive been to all of them). People love the food here and snacks, ice creams and smoothies. They have korean fried chicken, classic american philly cheesesteaks, burgers and wings, an Italian place, A mexican place, a bubble tea place, Aunt aunnies for soft baked pretzels, Haagen Daaz, and more.

In my personal opinion this mall also has the best aesthetic with the super high ceilings with natural light coming from the top glass windows and the beautiful lights draping down from the center of the largest height part in the middle, the small bridges connecting each side of the 2nd level, etc.

There are a good amount of stores here despite over 7 or 8 vacant spots in the store which you barely notice.

Best to go on weekends when its nice and busy as weekdays its pretty quiet though its never completely dead...

Yay! Dining Back. Limited. Still plenty of tables.

The restaurants open are: GFC Buffalo -- which is my recommendation: wings, gyro, beef sandwich; the sandwich place, kinda like Great Steak Co; and the smoothie place, all on the same side. Other side, new Korean chicken place opened up; I'd like to try someday if they have specials. The convenience store in the corner is open.

Kids' play area is still closed and the rides are taped off.

Still a great mall considering there's really no where else to hang out in the area. It's well maintained; mostly families, meaning you don't have a bunch of troublemakers everywhere. Most of the chain stores are open, the big ones being Kohl's and Old Navy.

It's nice to see management putting in the effort to make this an inviting place. (remodeled, always-clean bathrooms) If you're in the area and have time to spare, this is a nice place to walk around and pass time.

(Took off a star due to limited food choices, and with only Kohl's anchoring, it could use more discounters like Homegoods or Nordstrom Rack. Deserving all the other stars; for being a quality mall and a place that's appropriate for families,...

We went to Lincolnwood Town Mall after a five year gap. Good goodness! I cannot believe this was once the burgeoning mall we regularly frequented with our kids when they were little. It's a ghost town to say the least. I know the past few years have wreaked havoc on the economy and hence a lot of businesses have been lost but when you wonder when you're looking at 60% of closed stores. Old Navy, Auntie Anne's, Hagen Daas, Kohls, Victoria's Secret, Claire's, Torrid seem to be the mainstay, and some form of The Room Place.

Once upon a time, Carson Pierrie Scott, Payless Shoes, New York & Co, Zayles, The Children's Place, Gap, Lane Bryant and other name brands reigned. The food court had popular eateries (Subway, Sbarros, etc), a variety of ethnic cuisine and there was a mad rush to find a seat. Now there were hardly a dozen people there and no name brand takeaways.

The beautiful holiday lights looked sad and lonely. It was heartbreaking to see. My husband and I reminisced about times we shopped for the kids, diaper changes, family dinners at Ruby Tuesdays. I hope things turn around for the better....