Woodfield Mall is a shopping mall located in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois at the intersection of Golf Road and Illinois Route 53. Woodfield opened on September 9, 1971 with 59 stores, growing to 189 stores with 1.9 million retail square feet by 1973, the largest mall in the United States at that time. It is currently the largest mall in Chicagoland.
The mall is located about 15 miles NW of O'Hare Airport and about 28 miles from Downtown Chicago.

History

JCPenney (300,000 sq. ft.)
Lord & Taylor (124,000 sq. ft.)
Macy's (315,500 sq. ft.)
Nordstrom (215,000 sq. ft.)
Sears (416,000 sq. ft.) Anchors
Woodfield is adjacent to Ilinois Route 53 and I-290. The Northwest Tollway (Interstate 90) also runs north of Woodfield, intersecting Route 53 northeast of the mall.
Pace Bus, the Suburban Bus service, has a complete bus center, which the ending of several routes. It is also the hub for the "Cubs Roundtripper" to Wrigley Field, "Bears Shuttle" to Soldier Field, "Six Flags Shuttle" to Six Flags Great America, and "The Flower and Garden Show" Shuttle.
Schaumburg also has a municipal Heliport (ICAO: 4H1) available for public use. It has the main helicopter pad, 1 helicopter parking space, and grassy area for extra parking.
Other Major Highways that go through the Woodfield area include:
The Woodfield Trolley (owned and operated by Pace) has begun service to the convention center from Woodfield, with trolleys running every 30 minutes.

Illinois Route 58 - Golf Road
Illinois Route 62 - Algonquin Road
Illinois Route 72 - Higgins Road The future of the Woodfield area

Golden Corridor, the region of commerce around the Northwest Tollway