Photos from Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, two days before permanently closing on March 22, 2024 after 43 years in business. Almost all of it has been purchased or is in the process of being bought by the village of West Dundee with plans for future redevelopment. Only the Kohl’s anchor store, which is corporately owned, and the Cinemark movie theater remains open.
Shuttered business in the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, which is closing after 43 years. Photographed Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
The fountain is still flowing in the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee on March 20, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
The exterior of the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, which is closing after 43 years. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
A shuttered business in the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Gowns in JCK’s Boutique in the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, which is closing after 43 years. Photographed Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
The food court in the closing Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
The directory at the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Mall walkers take a last stroll through Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee on March 20, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
A group of friends gather to walk and chat at the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee for the last time. The friends have been meeting at the mall for about 15 years. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
A shopper takes a last stroll through the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee on March 20, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Shoppers take a last look at the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee on March 20, 2024, which is closing after 43 years. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Digging for a last minute bargain in the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, which is closing after 43 years. Photographed Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee is closing after 43 years, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
The shuttered Super Bounce in the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, which is closing after 43 years. Photographed Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Mannequins in a shuttered business in Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee which is closing after 43 years, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
A mall walker looks at gowns in JCK’s Boutique in the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, which is closing after 43 years. Photographed Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Tony and Pamela Urback of Lake in the Hills take a last walk through Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee which is closing after 43 years, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Pamela worked at several stores in the mall in the early 1980s and the couple reflected on bringing their kids to the mall over the years. “It’s really sad, I just hate that it’s closing,” said Urback. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Shuttered business in the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Filomena Garcia cleans up her store, Garcia’s Jewelry, in the closing Spring Hill Mall, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. She plans to relocate to Elgin. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
A shopper finds a last minute bargain at the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, which is closing after 43 years, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
