# Illinois Star Centre

Marion, IL · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-c3717f23be` · release 2026-10-20

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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1991 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Original developer | Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Marion Center Project LLC | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | STAR bonds | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2025 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **original_developer**: “Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation developed the mall” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Star_Centre
- **status**: “On November 16, 2018, it was reported that the Illinois Centre Mall would cease operations after 30 days.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Star_Centre
- **strategy**: “with plans to redevelop the mall” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Star_Centre
- **public_subsidy**: “In 2025, the Marion City Council approved $150 million in STAR bonds for a project called Oasis Outdoors, which included redeveloping the Illinois Star Centre Mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Star_Centre

## Anchors

Phar-Mor, Dillard's, Sears, Target

## Parties

- Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation — owner (from text) (1990–1996)
- local developers — owner (from text) (1996–2011)
- Sabre ISC — owner (from text) (2011–2017)
- Marion Center Project LLC — owner (from text) (2020–)

## Timeline

- 1990: Illinois Centre Mall opened
- 1991: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1996: DeBartolo sold the mall to local developers
- 2011: Sabre ISC acquired the mall and renamed it Illinois Star Centre
- 2017: Ownership team declared bankruptcy
- 2018: Sears anchor store closed
- 2018: Mall reported to cease operations after 30 days
- 2020: Marion Center Project LLC purchased the mall
- 2025: Marion City Council approved $150 million in STAR bonds for Oasis Outdoors

## Deals and debt

- 2020 sale:  Marion Center Project LLC   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Star_Centre
- 2011 sale:  Sabre ISC ← local developers  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Star_Centre
- 1996 sale:  local developers ← Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Star_Centre

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Illinois Star Centre, formerly Illinois Centre Mall, was a shopping mall in Marion, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1991, it used to feature more than 60 stores. Its anchor stores include Dillard's and Target, with Target being the busiest. Previously there was a Sears anchor store, however it was closed in April 2018. Many of the mall's tenant stores have closed, with not a single vendor remaining in the food court.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Star_Centre

## Sources

- Quoted support for original_developer — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Star_Centre

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Illinois Star Centre, Marion, IL." Record m-c3717f23be, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/marion-illinois-star-centre/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_marionillinoisstarcentre,
  title = {Illinois Star Centre, Marion, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/marion-illinois-star-centre/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-c3717f23be, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.