Cherryvale Mall
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| CherryVale Mall | |
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| Location | Cherry Valley, Illinois, USA |
| Opening date | 1973 |
| Management | CBL & Associates Properties Inc. |
| Owner | CBL & Associates Properties Inc. |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 786,000 ft² |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | http://www.shopcherryvalemall.com |
Cherryvale Mall is a shopping mall in Cherry Valley, Illinois, serving nearby Rockford, Illinois. Its four anchor stores are Bergner's, JCPenney, Macy's and Sears. CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. acquired the shopping center in 2002. Cherryvale mall has 134 stores consisting of a gross leasing area of 783,167 sq ft. Cherryvale has 3,892 parking spaces. Outlot stores include Toys R Us, DQ Grill & Chill, TGIFridays, Hilander Foods and Petland.
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[edit] History
Although not the first enclosed mall in the Rockford area (that honor goes to the now-defunct Meadowmart in Loves Park), the Cherryvale Mall was the first large, modern mall in the area. Marshall Field's was the original anchor department store at the mall and was there for many years, until it was taken over by Macy's.
[edit] Today
Cherryvale Mall is currently the most visited attraction in Rockford and the most popular by teenagers living there. The mall has recently opened its outdoor mall called "The District at CherryVale" which has about 10 new stores and shops. Brands such as Coldwater Creek, a woman's apparel and accessory store, and Granite City Food & Brewery have have opened. Other stores include Talbots, JoS.A.Bank, Portrait Innovations, Barnes & Noble, Lane Bryant/Cacique and Chico's as well as a few yet unnamed stores. In August of 2007 Cherryvale and the Rockford Park District opened the "Come Play With Us" children's indoor soft play area, with play pieces made of foam.
[edit] Terror plot thwarted
On December 6, 2006, 22-year-old Derrick Shareef, also known as Talib Abu Salam Ibn Shareef, of Rockford, was arrested for plotting a terror attack on Cherryvale Mall. According to federal authorities, Shareef planned to toss hand grenades among holiday shoppers. He met with an undercover agent in a Wal-Mart parking lot to trade a set of stereo speakers for four hand grenades and a pistol.[1]
December 8, 2006, Shareef was charged with one count of attempting to damage or destroy a building by fire or explosion and one count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald assures citizens that "while these are very serious charges, at no time was the public in any imminent peril." [2]
[edit] Man sets himself ablaze
In November of 2001, Richard Lewis of Rockford, Illinois handcuffed himself to the railing of the second-floor mezzanine at Cherryvale Mall, doused himself with gasoline shouted, "freedom and liberty for all" and lit himself on fire. Two shoppers prevented the man from jumping over the second story mezzanine and in the process received second-degree burns. Lewis was flown to Loyola University Medical Center suffering burns over 40 percent of his body.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Terror Plot Thwarted. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
- ^ Terror Suspect Charged. Retrieved on 2007-02-14.
- ^ Man Sets Self Ablaze. Retrieved on 2007-08-25.
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