Crystal Point Mall

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Crystal Point Mall
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A entrance at Crystal Point Mall in 1990
Crystal Point Mall
Location Crystal Lake, Illinois, US
Coordinates 42°13′40″N88°18′46″W / 42.2276946°N 88.3127799°W / 42.2276946; -88.3127799
Address6000 Northwest Hwy, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Opening dateMarch 25, 1976
Renovated1999
DeveloperJack Jacobs Co.
ManagementMcHenry County
OwnerMcHenry County
ArchitectJack Jacobs
No. of stores and services42
No. of anchor tenants 3
Total retail floor area 370,000 square feet (34,000 m2)
No. of floors1
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Crystal Point Mall was a shopping mall located in Crystal Lake, Illinois that opened in 1976, and closed in 1998. It was subdivided with stores after its closure.

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History

Crystal Point Mall opened on March 25, 1975 with the Joseph Spiess Company(out of Elgin), a Robert Hall Village Discount Store, and lastly a Dominick's Grocery Store. It included 50 stores at its opening. It was also the only mall in McHenry county. In 1977 the Robert Hall Village Discount Store would close later becoming a Kmart.In May, 1978 a renovation was done that added 7 additional stores to the Mall. This is also when the Kmart moved into the Mall. In the 1990s the Mall started to decline with Joseph Speiss closing in 1996 and Dominick's relocating in 1999. [1] [2] In 1999 the site was redeveloped into 9 stores and a restaurant which included Bed Bath and Beyond, Best Buy, Borders Books, Office Depot, The Sports Authority, Kmart and Walgreen's. [3]

References

  1. "Chicago Tribune from Chicago, Illinois • Page 159". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. "Northwest Herald from Woodstock, Illinois • Page 25". Newspapers.com. Northwest Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  3. "Chicago Tribune from Chicago, Illinois • Page 298". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2025.