Cherryvale Mall
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| CherryVale Mall | |
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| Location | Rockford, 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.
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[edit] History
Although not he first enclosed mall in the Rockford area, that honor goes to 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, but was recetly taken over by the Macy's corporation.
[edit] Today
CherryVale Mall is currently the most visited area in Rockford and the most popular by teenagers living there. Currently, the mall is undergoing construction on an outdoor mall area called "The District at Cherryvale" which will have over 20 new stores and shops. Construction will not be completed until autumn 2007 but brands such as Coldwater Creek, a woman's apparel and accessory store, and Granite City Food & Brewery have opted to open when the District opens in 2007; Granite City Food & Brewery is a restaurant known for its brews. There are also rumors of a J. Crew and Banana Republic opening as well, though these are just speculation.
[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 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 "[w]hile these are very serious charges, at no time was the public in any imminent peril." [2]
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