Orland Square opened in 1976 with JCPenney, Marshall Field's, Sears and Carson's. It underwent renovations in 1995. On September 12, 2002, Hot Topic, which is located near JCPenney, opened to customers, six days before Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg opened. In 2006, Macy's took control of the Marshall Field's location when purchased from Federated Department Stores and May Company. In 2007, an Apple Store opened to guests. In 2008, a Carson's Furniture Gallery opened across the street from the mall. In December 2011, Ruby Tuesday, which was located by Macy's closed to the public. Beginning in 2011 and continuing into early 2013, Orland Square Mall went under another renovation that completely changed the image of the mall, with upgraded entrances, signs, floors, as well as lighting and expanded food court. Dave & Buster's opened a stand alone location in the mall parking lot near Toys "R" Usin September 2012. In December of that same year, Cheesecake Factory was added to the mall, replacing Bachrach. In January 2013, Gap was introduced at the mall by Sears. On November 4, 2016, an entertainment center called Gizmo's Fun Factory opened along with Sky Zone Trampoline Park to the left of Carson's Furniture Gallery. On November 17, 2017, Slim Chickens opened at the food court, replacing Zoup. The franchise is owned by Orland resident Faris Ballouta, whose family owns a popcorn shop in the mall along with a smoothie shop. In January 2018, Sears announced the closure of 103 locations, including Orland Square. The store closed on April 8, 2018 and is planned to be redeveloped into an AMC Theatres and new retail. The mall was one of 235 properties Sears Holdingsspun off into Seritage Growth Properties in 2015. There was a Movie Theater outside Of Orland Square Mall called Orland Square Cinemas which opened on June 17, 1977. On December 16, 1983, four more screens were added near Wolf Camera. The theater operated until Marcus Cinemas Orland Park Cinema opened in 1995. The original theater eventually closed down in the late 1990s. The later addition was shuttered a short time thereafter and eventually demolished to make way for the Robert Morris CollegeTech Center. On April 18, 2018, the closure of Carson's and its Furniture Gallery was announced. The Carson's anchor along with its Furniture Gallery closed on August 29, 2018 and the mall anchor is being remodeled to be replaced with a Von Maur department store that is scheduled to open in the fall of 2019. Von Maur opened on November 2, 2019, a month after Woodland Mall in Kentwood, Michigan opened.
