Six malls in the Chicago area will be dropping an hour from their weekday schedules, due to what the company calls "changing consumer demands." The malls will be open at 10:30 a.m. and close at 8:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The malls affected are-- more ›

File this under "good ideas, bad execution." Designer Robert Brindle conceived the idea of an indoor amusement park and shopping mall after a visit to Knott's Berry Farm. Brindle's concept was a turn of the century design inside the park, with mom-and-pop stores anchoring the shopping mall instead of the brand name stores normally found in shopping malls. more ›