Old Orchard Mall

A slew of holiday events are coming to a popular Chicago-area mall, starting with a Christmas tree lighting and an appearance by Santa Claus himself this weekend.

One of Westfield Old Orchard Mall’s most recognizable areas will soon be demolished to make way for new buildings set to contain hundreds of apartments, a new common area and event space, new retail and restaurant options, a parking garage and potentially even a hotel, according to a press release from mall developer Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

Suburban Chicago’s mall boom continues as six new stores are set to open at Westfield Old Orchard mall in Skokie, including a new dining option and the highly anticipated opening of the mall’s new Pottery Barn location inside the renovated space once occupied by Lord & Taylor.

Zara, Pottery Barn, Arhaus and Puttshack will all open at the former Lord & Taylor space

Furniture and design brand Arhaus has opened at Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie inside the newly renovated space once occupied by a Lord & Taylor department store.

As new stores at Westfield Old Orchard continue to open, the suburban Skokie mall will also soon welcome a new restaurant by a familiar chef.

As new stores at Westfield Old Orchard continue to open, the suburban Skokie mall will also soon welcome a new restaurant by a familiar chef.

Zara, one of Westfield Old Orchard Mall’s most popular stores just moved into a brand new renovated space — the first of several highly anticipated store openings inside the mall’s newly remodeled Lord & Taylor building.

Zara, one of Westfield Old Orchard Mall’s most popular stores just moved into a brand new renovated space — the first of several highly anticipated store openings inside the mall’s newly renovated Lord & Taylor building.

Two popular Westfield Old Orchard stores will soon move and reopen in the mall’s newly redeveloped Lord & Taylor space.

One of the most highly anticipated stores coming to Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie finally has an opening date.

The new stores and restaurants join a long list of others that have opened recently at the Skokie mall, which has been undergoing a massive redevelopment since 2022.

While many of the changes that come along with Old Orchard’s “multi-phase development plan” are yet to come, smaller ones have already gone into effect.

Seven years ago, a massive Lord & Taylor department store closed its doors at Old Orchard mall. Now, we finally know what will move into the vacant space.

More than a dozen new stores and restaurants have opened at the Skokie mall over the past 18 months — but those aren’t the biggest changes set to come.

Going shopping? A slew of new stores — and the return of an old favorite — just opened at Westfield Old Orchard Mall, with more on the way.

The Skokie Mall, which started undergoing a “massive” redevelopment plan in 2022, has seen a slew of new stores and restaurants move in — including Alo Yoga, Psycho Bunny, and outposts of several popular Chicago Restaurants — along with the return of mall favorite Barnes & Noble, which opened at the mall in 1994 but shuttered in 2021.