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=== 1980s–1990s ===
[[Sbarro]] opened in 1984 and [[A&W Restaurants|A&W]] opened in 1985. The 5-plex opened for business on July 30, 1971. The mall also had a pair of free-standing twin cinemas, Woodfield Theatres 1 & 2 and Woodfield Theatres 3 & 4, at the perimeter of the mall near Golf Road. The 1 & 2 was opened with 2 G-rated films, including a [[Disney]] movie, and the 3 & 4 later opened; both were closed and demolished in the 1990s, replaced by additional retail. The Woodfield Mall Cinemas 5-plex closed in 2000 and was last operated by [[Cineplex Odeon Corporation]]. After it closed, the space was turned into a theme restaurant called [[Mars 2112]], which was
An outdoor shopping center named Woodfield Village Green opened across the street in late 1993.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73677580/shoppers-open-their-present-a-new-mall/|title=Shoppers open their present: A new mall|publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> In October 1994, a three-story parking garage attached to Marshall Field's opened.<ref name="50Years">{{cite web|url=https://ourlocalhistory.wordpress.com/2021/09/05/happy-50th-birthday-woodfield-mall/|title=HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY, WOODFIELD MALL!|date=5 September 2021}}</ref> That year, [[TGI Fridays]] opened northwest of the mall.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111616425/mama-mia-restaurants-everywhere/|title=Mama mia, restaurants everywhere|publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> [[Hooters]] would open in the surrounding area a year layer in 1995.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111615040/controversial-restaurant-set-to-open-in/|title=Controversial restaurant set to open in 2 months|publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> In celebration of its 20th anniversary in 1991, Woodfield added 23 more stores, including [[The Disney Store]] (closed in 2021), and then in 1995, Woodfield grew again with a $110 million wing that included 50 new specialty stores. [[Rainforest Cafe]] was added to the mall in October of that same year. (closed in 2020, replaced by Peppa Pig's World of Play) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-11-19-9511190132-story.html|title=Feel the heat!|first=Ann |last=Piccininni |website=Chicago Tribune |date=Nov 19, 1995 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231017231336/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-11-19-9511190132-story.html |archive-date= Oct 17, 2023 }}</ref> In 1996, the mall added a three-level [[Nordstrom]] and a larger replacement [[Lord & Taylor]]. Of these new-for-1995 stores, nearly 40 were flagship concepts and designs, with about 27 of them the largest in their chains. In June 1997, a [[Stir Crazy (restaurant)|Stir Crazy]] restaurant opened between Sears and Marshall Field's.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-05-04-9705040304-story.html|title=The name game |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=May 4, 1997 |first1=Lawrence |last1=Bommer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017231331/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-05-04-9705040304-story.html |archive-date= Oct 17, 2023 }}</ref> [[Joe's Crab Shack]] opened on the northeast edge of the mall the same year, but it was one of 41 locations in the chain to close in 2017. [[IKEA]] opened a three-story location across from Woodfield Mall on November 18, 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-08-20-9808200307-story.html|title=New store is big in land of giants |first=Theresa |last=Tracy |website=Chicago Tribune |date=Aug 20, 1998 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018185810/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-08-20-9808200307-story.html |archive-date= Oct 18, 2023 }}</ref>
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=== 2000s–2010s ===
[[Designer Brands|DSW]] and [[Linens 'n Things]] opened outside the mall east of Sears and Marshall Field's in 1999;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61628188/dsw-designer-shoe-warehouse-orland-park/|title=DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse Orland Park and Schaumburg grand openings|publisher=The Daily Herald}}</ref> Linens 'n Things would officially close in 2008 and [[Ashley Furniture]] opened in its spot on March 26, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chainstoreage.com/real-estate/ashley-furniture-opening-schaumburg-promenade|title=Ashley Furniture opening at Schaumburg Promenade|website=Chain Store Age}}</ref> Multiple restaurants would open in 2001; [[Red Robin]], in the Lord & Taylor wing and [[The Cheesecake Factory]], in the [[JCPenney]] wing,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-08-14-0108140264-story.html|title=Red Robin in Wheaton |date=Aug 14, 2001 |website=Chicago Tribune |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921022231/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-08-14-0108140264-story.html |archive-date= Sep 21, 2023 }}</ref> along with an [[Olive Garden]] outside the mall.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} An [[Apple Store]] opened in the [[Lord & Taylor]] wing on August 24, 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Heads_Up_Illinois_New_Apple_Store_Opening_Tomorrow_In_Woodfield|title=Heads Up, Illinois: New Apple Store Opening Tomorrow In Woodfield – The Mac Observer|website=www.macobserver.com}}</ref> The following year, [[Torrid (clothing retailer)|Torrid]] opened on the second floor in the [[JCPenney]] wing on September 18, 2002, six days after a store of the same name at [[Orland Square Mall]] in [[Orland Park, Illinois|Orland Park]] opened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-08-31-0208310342-story.html|title=Store openings heat up for plus-size Torrid|first=Susan |last=Chandler |date=Aug 31, 2002 |website=Chicago Tribune |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018001255/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-08-31-0208310342-story.html |archive-date= Oct 18, 2023 }}</ref> A [[The Lego Group|Lego Store]] was added to the mall in 2003 as one of seven "prototype" stores across the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114516601/azria-shop-is-vanguard-of-wave/|title=Azria shop is vanguard of wave|publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
Fountains, the waterfall and the [[aquarium]]s were removed from the mall in 2004.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} The water tower was repainted in 2005, ten years after its original repaint. The current scheme includes small, black text reading "Woodfield Mall" with large white clouds in the background, along with a representation of Schaumburg's [[skyscraper]]s in blue right below the text. Blue sky can be seen above the clouds, covering the
=== 2010s–2020s ===
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