ここのショッピングモールはシカゴで1番好き。 用もないけど行く場所。…read more 土曜日にシカゴダウンタウンの宿をチェックアウト。 近くのハーツにレンタカーを取りに行く。 返しは2日後の月曜日に空港で。 ダウンタウンから空港に近い郊外宿に移動。 数年前から中心地は異常に高くなり避けてた。 今回は好きなお店、好きな場所でゆっくり過ごすのが目的。 それでダウンタウンにしたが正解だった。 郊外宿に移って2日目。 行ったのはミツワで歌舞伎揚購入と名物ピザ屋さん。 何もせず宿の部屋で映画見て、ジムで運動して、 後は部屋でぼーっと過ごして、 16時に宿を出てショッピングセンターへ、 ここでトラブルが発生。 今回、トラブルに遭ったのでは無く、 私がトラブルを起こした張本人。 駐車場の止まれの停止から動き出した時に、 カーブで感覚が掴めず、隣のラインに入って隣の車とぶつかってしまった。 私の車線超えミス。 18才で免許を取って事故を起こしたのは初めて。 あーやってしまった。。、私何やってんだろ。 相手の女性ドライバーが凄く良い人だった。 心配しないでと私の手を両手で握ってきた。 よっぽど私が不安そうな顔だったのだろう。 彼女はパトカーを呼んで、私はハーツに連絡し、 警官が入って3者で事故検分が始まる。 停止からの1メートルもない数秒の動きなので、 互いに歩く速度。 傷は擦り傷が互いに30センチくらい。 2台ともこのまま運転しても問題ない。 別れ際も大丈夫、心配しないでと言って、 最後に手を出して握手を求められた。 私がごめんなさいと最初に謝った事が、 アメリカ人にはかなり新鮮だったのかもしれない。 こう見えて私とても素直です。 夫婦で互いにノミのが心臓と認定してます。 自分が悪い時には最初にすぐに謝ります。 相手が悪い時には一歩も引きませんけど。 現場で彼女の優しさに救われた。 私も彼女の様に余裕のある人間になろうと強く思った。 車を傷つけられたのに、微塵も怒っていない。 それどころか相手に優しい気遣いができる。 多分40代くらい、かなり年下、 冷静で大人の女性だと強く感じました。 ハーツは数年前から本土でも国際免許がいらなくなった。 雛形に自分で打ち込んだ英語文を印刷すれば良い。 借りる時は日本の免許証の写真をデータに収めそれで終わり。悪い事が重なり事故時英語文を所持しておらず、 日本の免許証のみ。 宿に帰って警察官にメール添付で英語文の写真を送る。 警察からレポート番号が出たら、 ハーツにオンラインで事故届出書を提出する必要がある。 バックナンバーの写真、オドメーターの写真、 傷の写真の３枚の添付が必要。 午前2時、宿の駐車場で暗い中、 外灯を工夫して写真を撮る。 もう不審者である。 提出書類は英文でいろんな質問事項が次から次に出てくる。 書きながら彼女の名前、住所を知った。 朝の車の返却前に仕上げたくて寝ずにやった。 本当に疲れた。 朝8時発でロスに向かう。 宿を4時前に出た。 好きな場所を巡り癒され楽しくもあり、 苦い経験となったシカゴ滞在。 人を傷つけず、不幸中の幸いだったと思う。 それに安堵した。 そして出会った女性の対応に感動した。 　　 海外旅の大昔は必ず日本手ぬぐいを２本常備してた。 優しい人達にたくさん出会って助けられた。 田舎道でガソリンが心細くなった時、 先導して数キロ先のスタンドへ連れてってくれた 2人組の女の子。彼女の車はスポーツカー。 手ぬぐいをお礼に渡すと声を出して、 飛び跳ねてメチャクチャ喜んでくれた。 ただなぜか、その場所をまったく覚えてない。 20世紀末頃。 ＄をほぼ使い果たして街で銀行を探した。 ビジネスマンに聞くと、 彼は5分位の徒歩で連れてってくれた。 服はバリッとした仕立てのいいスーツ、 髪も決まってる。でも足元はビーサン。 このパターンはニューヨークでよく見かける。 この時も手ぬぐいがお礼。 これははっきり覚えてる。 場所はコロラドスプリングスだった。 この時は夫と一緒だった。楽しかったな〜。 Googleマップも無い、ネットも脆弱の時代。 もちろんWi-Fiもない。 未知の世界にワクワク。本当に楽しかった。 ハーツの保険で対応できるのでひとまず安心。 でも落ちついて考えると、 これが年というモノかと過ぎった。 高齢ドライバーが問題になってる。 私もいつまで運転出来るか。 少なくとも海外都市部での運転は60代までかも。 あと数年の一桁しかない。70代までできたら本望。 すでに都内に車で出るのが億劫になってる。 昔は小田厚をバックミラー見ながらかっ飛ばしてた。 若気の至り。すみません。 次のロスではいつも以上に慎重に運転しました。 野球観戦はやっぱり面白い。 ひとりでも充分に楽しい。 自分が時に監督、時に審判員と化してる。 流石にヤジは飛ばさん。 ダグアウト観客にヤジは似合わない。 今年はこれが最初で最後の野球観戦になりそう。 8月のボブルヘッドデーにも行きたいけど この円安物価高のご時世じゃ考える。 ちょっと食事するにも円換算すると驚く値段。 けど、来年も必ず1度は応援に行きます。 日本帰国。 家はやっぱりいいなー。夫が居る。 私の最高の居場所。 早速。夜が明けたら丸亀に口直しに行こう。 帰りにセリアで次の旅の手ぬぐい調達だ。 おしまい。

I honestly really like going to Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook, it doesn't feel like your typical…read moremall at all. It's actually a nice place to just walk around, especially when the weather's good. The whole area is clean, well-kept. There's a really good mix of stores too. You've got higher-end spots like Louis Vuitton and Gucci, but also everyday places like Apple and Zara, so it doesn't feel too exclusive or overwhelming. I've had good experiences at The Cheesecake Factory, and there are plenty of other options depending on what you're in the mood for. It's easy to spend a few hours here just shopping, grabbing a meal, and hanging out. I'd definitely recommend it if you want something a little more enjoyable than the average mall.

While staying at the nearby Westin, which is walking distance, I popped into Yorktown Center for…read morenothing more than wandering around a mall and maybe grabbing a quick bite from a mall food court. I was able to achieve both here! Yorktown Center and mall are the anchor of this area and have all the classic vibes of an interior mall while being surrounded by open-air shopping and eateries. Additionally, this complex also has a movie theater an a gym. So, multi-faceted and mixed used for sure. The mall has a lot of the standard mall store you expect, but they also have a good variety of smaller branded stores and even some local shops. Like any other mall right now, there were serval empty store fronts. While the shops were cool to wander through and by, I came for the food court, which is huge! Featured a solid selection of chain and local spots. The mall was clean and well kept. Worn in some places, but for the most part in good shape. Overall, solid spot to spend some time at, with or without purpose.

Another location I was torn between giving 4 or 5 stars…read more "Malls" in 2025 are hard to review as we're in such a weird space between in-person and online shopping but for what a traditional mall to me should be, I had to give 4 stars. Firstly, I appreciated that this mall is located walking distance from a big store-front shopping center, including a hotel and stores like Target and a bus stop. A circus was on tour in the parking lot the same weekend I arrived here, which I would assume would've brought more business to the mall. It seems to be a good spot for pop-up events like that. And secondly, service dogs are welcomed for those that need them. Overall I had a great experience with the stores that this mall does have, including the biggest highlight being at Victoria Secret's where the staff greeted me, gave me a post-weight loss bra fitting and great service when checking out with my new items! Vacancies are plenty-full in this mall unfortunately and specifically I want to mention Barbra's Bookstore - a small owned bookstore in the mall that I 1000000% wanted to support, mostly because they fullllllly advertised their banned book section and had tote bags for sale around the store branded with those same banned books *see pictures* , BUT - no one acknowledged me in the store & I don't appreciate that. Decent mall, decent stores, great food court (Burning Mouth being the best place) - with lounging, sitting area. There's also a family bathroom in this mall, located by the food court that is HUGE - and I'm sure helpful to mothers nursing. A family, small-oriented mall indeed!

Are there any Sketchers that are not outlets? I guess there are, but unlike most outlet stores,…read moreSketchers can be found at strip (non-outlet) malls as well. This location in Chicagoland, had a smaller inventory than I've seen and had the typical 50% off the 2nd pair offer. The store was decently stocked, with a full clearance section racks in the back. Nothing jumped out value wise to justify lugging shoes back home, but certainly was worth the time to check it out.

Everyone in my family loves Skechers shoes. This is the closet store to our house but we will…read moredrive out of the area to get shoes at another outlet. The selection of sizes is inadequate in the larger sizes. But if I could give zero stars for service I would. The staff has absolutely no interest in helping their customers. The past few times I have been there, the staff stays up at the front talking and laughing and ignore you even when you walk up and ask for it. They don't try to help you find alternatives if they don't have something. They don't try other stores. They roll their eyes. If you complain they say they don't line your attitude. I spent 40 years in sales. The customer may not always be right but the customer is the customer. I will fight the temptation of shopping here for the convenience and go to Downers Grove instead. Service is 1000 times better.

This review is for Santa Arriving By Helicopter in Winston Plaza. A free complimentary Holiday…read moreevent sponsored by Melrose Park inside of Winston Plaza. I missed last years event but was able to attend this year. I arrived a little early so I could get a nice standing spot up front. There were so many people from children to adults waiting on Mr. Claus himself to arrive my Helicopter. There were activities for the kids to enjoy. There was a free hot chocolate stand set up. Face painting, and free activities for kids. If you spent $25 or more purchase from any merchant store at Winston Plaza. You were able to get a free photo with Santa. The kickoff started at noon and Mr. & Mrs. Claus landed safely and in fashion. This was a epic experience for the family.

This plaza has made some improvements over the years but it still looks outdated; All the stores in…read morethis strip mall are accessible through outside doors. One has to drive through a busy street/intersection to get to the other stores within this plaza. This is my con. Winston plaza is located in Melrose Park and has its own street name (1254 Winston Plaza, 60160). http://winston-plaza.com/home Yesterday, there was an outdoor play area and there was a Christmas tree still up. My daughter passed on the play area because there's still snow on it. I felt she was too grown to play on it anyway. Even if she wanted to, it would've entertained her for a few minutes. The play area, in my opinion, is for under 3 years old. Another con. Free concerts and family events are thrown here. According to opentable.com , there's 39 restaurants to dine in around the area. 2 stars because I had to drive around the area to get to certain stores and face weather conditions instead of being indoors for my daughter to roam around and less risk of being sick.

It's Christhmas month again. I don't have any decorations at home so I came here to buy some…read moreChristmas decorations including Christmas lights, Christmas trees, reindeers, and more. I also buy gifts to put Christmas gifts beside the Christmas tree. At first I didn't know where I should buy these decorations. It's only recommended by my friend. I was thankful that my friend has a good taste, because I absolutely love the product of this shop. They have a lot of Christmas decor. You can choose among those. The Christmas décor has a good quality. There are a lot of cute designs and they are very unique. It will be perfect to design for my house and I bought it. Their service was good, the ambiance was nice; you will really feel the Christmas vibe because of the background music inside. I will definitely come back again and I will also recommend it to my family.

My destination was the new HOBO, which did not disappoint and was a newer version of the fine HOBO…read moreat 87th and Cicero. What a great location and complementary addition to a solid plaza. My wife and I were interested in the floor offerings for our basement and we could not be happier with the results and with some left over flooring, the return process was seamless. I'll be back. Bill Figel

If you like being harassed every 10 feet for money, this is the place to do your shopping! You can…read morepolitely decline or say nothing at all and still be called all sorts of names from "hore" (sic) to other racial epithets after doing so. I'm an older woman by myself and those doing so feel free to make me feel afraid and uncomfortable because I'm by myself. I've lived in the area for 40 years, not only have they built the downtown up too much, increased the parking prices (if you can find parking at peak time)- you'd think the socially pious Oak Park would pour some money into stopping pedestrians from being verbally harassed and physically threatened. I have to be there a few times a month for a doctor's appointment, but soon I'll move those appointments elsewhere. I'm an older woman who walks much of the time by myself- downtown Oak Park is quickly becoming a place I want to spend fewer of my retail and entertainment dollars. Here's a hint- having people feel safe isn't racist.

Cece is amazing!!!!!! She helped me cash in my holiday shopping receipts in order to earn the $50…read morerewards packet. There was no wait at all up in office 114 in the 1010 Lake Street building. That's the new location to turn in your receipts. Bring a state ID or drivers license. Cece is the best and we had a good laugh as she verified my receipts. She is a great employee!!

This is the closest mall to me. I grew up coming here. I was recently there to exchange a couple of…read morethings and get a pair of shoes. We found the shoes we needed and were able to go exchange what we had to with no difficulty. The mall was not too packed on a Sunday afternoon. I love coming here but I hope they do some renovations to get better stores in there because it seems to be going the way Ford City Mall got, empty.

this mall is super ghetto better stores are needed I should not have to travel 40 mins to another…read moremall if I have one down the block. to go to Abercrombie & fitch dicks sporting goods more high end store.

The five star swap in this place is the go to place. It had everything from clothes, furniture,…read morefood, arcade games, etc. I highly recommend the restaurant in the entrance closest to the gym. The best tacos I've ever had, bar none.

You sure said it well Johnny A. It once was a nice mall with the stores you mentioned K-Mart moved…read moreto 83 and St Charles. Penny's was always busy with shoppers..How things have changed over the years. Just like alot of malls are empty or closing. Winston Plazza in Melrose Park was the same as North Park Mall at one time.

This strip mall is definitely lacking. All chain stores and no local businesses. Bad suburban wear…read morelike Chico's, The Loft and Tilly's. The Whole Foods is the smallest Whole Foods in Illinois, so be prepared not to find many of items that you may find at other WF's locations. Why they didn't expand when Coconuts left the space next door, I don't know. I'm told it's due to lack of revenue. In RFOP I doubt that's the case, but maybe if they expanded and were able to keep good inventory in stock they would have better revenue. Then there's the the River Forest Town Center's abominable parking. I myself avoid going until I absolutely have to because I don't want to deal with that parking lot. I have not only witnessed many fender benders here, but I myself was hit by a woman with small children in a minivan who decided she didn't need to stop when driving down an aisle & approaching the main drive in front of the Whole Foods. THAT section of the town center is the absolute worst. Prepare for aggravation should you be going to Walgreens, Petco, Whole Foods, or Ulta in the East lot, OR if you're going to Panera in the West lot. The parkers here are just down right jerks. They ignore the stop signs, they take two or more parking spaces, and the best is when they pull up to the curb and throw on the hazards in front of the Starbucks which is located right at the exit feed to Harlem. Really, you can't be bothered to park 15 feet away in an actual space to get your macchiato? Then there's those "no left turn" entrances into the town center: one on Harlem, two on Lake street. Of course I see many disobeying those signs and turning left into those entrances. The best is those waiting turning left at the "no left turn" entrance on Harlem North bound. They're not only crossing a double yellow, but they're holding up all North bound traffic, especially those trying to turn left at an intersection that's already a cf. Just brilliant, people! Another personal favorite was me sitting with my turn signal on for a space near WF's while a car exited a space. A man with a "Coexist" bumpersticker on his car came from behind the car that just exited and pulled right into the space that I was waiting on. That guy is hardly, "coexisting", he's clearly in his own world. I've also seen other thoughtless 'space-jackers' weasel in on other patiently waiting parkers. What is it about this lot!? I know this stuff happens in parking lots all over, but this is just the absolute worst I've seen. I've had easier parking experiences in smaller downtown Chicago lots. If you're going anywhere near the stores I mentioned at the River Forest Town Center, do yourself a favor and park as far away as possible.