Machesney mall rehab taking small steps until more retailers sign on

Link to September 7 Rockford Register-Star article.

Excerpt:
Some interior demolition work has begun at the Machesney Park Mall, but the planned full-scale revamp of the underused shopping center won’t start until more tenants sign on.

The 8750 N. Second St. shopping center, which is anchored by a JC Penney outlet and Bergner’s but is largely barren otherwise, has long been the target of redevelopment. Rubloff Development Group, working with the village, has plans to turn it into an outdoor shopping center but hasn’t secured enough interested tenants to move forward.