Louis Joliet Mall opened in 1978 with anchor stores Sears and Marshall Field's.

Homart Development Company a subsidiary of Sears financed construction with the structure being designed by Architectonics, Inc.

The single story mall featured cathedral ceilings and atriums.

[2] The mall barely escaped destruction in 1990 when the Plainfield Tornado passed within a few hundred yards of the southwest entrance.

[11] A little over three years later, the space is vacant again after Cajun Boil & Bar shut down on February 7, 2023.

[16] On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Carson's would close as the parent, Bon-Ton Stores, was going out of business.