Lincoln Mall in Matteson has closed after 41 years. “We regret that it was necessary to close Lincoln Mall, but this action was necessary because of persistent and long-standing building ...

Calling Lincoln Mall a “public danger,” Matteson village officials are moving to shut down the 40-year-old south suburban shopping center after years of trying to persuade owners to repair its ...

New children's museum coming to Chicago suburb at former mall site The children's museum will be developed at the once-bustling Lincoln Mall, which shuttered by court order in 2015 and demolished ...

Lincoln Mall first opened its doors in 1973. Source: The Chicago Tribune The 700,000-square-foot mall had the capacity to host four anchor stores and 100 smaller shops.

Irene Abed showed a petition she says was signed by more than 40 business owners, calling for Lincoln Mall to be kept open, and today they got their wish when a judge denied the village's ...

Chicago's Lincoln Mall shut down in 2015. Here's what the depressing shell of a shopping center looks like today, with photos from Seph Lawless.

After 41 years of operation, Lincoln Mall in south suburban Matteson closed its doors Wednesday following a November order from a Cook County judge to seize operations after the holiday shopping ...

Lincoln Mall in south suburban Matteson shuttered yesterday after 41 years in business. The mall's flagship Carson Pirie Scott store, however, will remain open because it's separately owned by ...

Shots of the now-closed Lincoln Mall in Matteson, and others shown above, are featured in his book Autopsy of America. “The youth will never understand what the mall was to us,” Lawless said.

Chicago's Lincoln Mall shut down in 2015. Here's what the depressing shell of a shopping center looks like today, with photos from Seph Lawless.