Deerbrook Shopping Center — Local services in Northfield Township

Deerbrook is mostly a huge empty parking lot, the Dump is only open 3 days a week and Hobby lobby is closed on Sunday. Getting from one store to another involves a long walk outside through a desolate parking lot, very uninviting. A weak selection of stores and restaurants that includes 2 furniture stores and 2 matress stores are all this half mile long mall offers. The Metra and Amtrak line runs behind Deerbrook, but Amtrak doesn't stop. From a world class perspective, Deerbrook is an...

I go to 4 different Jewel-Osco locations. This is the only one that causes me to have some crazy reaction and take FOREVER to pick up a few things. This last time I was wondering why I was starting to feel not so well and I looked up and I think it's the lighting. And sure enough it took 30 minutes to self check out 2 1/2 paper bags. My mom was even getting nutty ~ we were cracking up ... laughing like crazy people because nothing at the register was working right including...

10 years ago, this mall was full of stores and lively restaurants. However, today it is becoming more dilapidated than ever. More than half of the spaces in Deerbrook Mall are vacant. There used to be an indoor entrance to the mall; however, now that all of the indoor spaces are empty, the entrance is no longer available to mall-goers. Although mainly a ghost mall, there are some special gems in the buildings in front of the mall, such as MOD Pizza or...