It is time to grab the girls and head out shopping! If you are on vacation, or just new to the city, you might be wondering where the best shopping in Melrose Park, IL is located. Don’t worry, Melrose Park has everything you need from strip malls to department stores, to all the touristy shops you will want to buy souvenirs from.

While there is not a Melrose Park, IL mall, there is a mall just five miles out of town in Riverside, IL called the North Riverside Park Mall. This mall has all of the conveniences you have come to except, such as a movie theater with six screens and popcorn, a food court, and of course, more shopping than you can do in a day! There is a JC Penney, a Steve & Barry’s, and over 130 other stores in this mall. If you are looking for clothing stores, you can have your pick from everything such as Old Navy to Lane Bryant, and Charlotte Russe to Wet Seal. Nothing beats a mall when you want to shop to your heart’s content.

Spending the weekend with the guys instead of the girls? Perhaps the smell of sawdust is better then the smell of new leather shoes to you. In either case, head on over to Menards, which is thought to be the third-largest home improvement store in the nation. You can find everything from hardware to wall coverings. There is even a lumberyard for the truly ambitious. Shop till you drop, or until your truck can’t hold any more supplies!

There is no end to Melrose Park IL shopping! Other stores in the area that you are probably familiar with are: Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, Best Buy, Dress Barn and Target. So get on your walking shoes, or hey, just buy a new pair while you are out.