Back To School Shopping At Chicago Ridge Mall & A $50 Kohls Giveaway!

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Can you believe it is almost time for school to start? My kids go back on August 22nd. However, I know that some kids start this week already. Then you have kids who don't till after September 1st. Needless to say, back to school here in Chicagoland is a crazy time! That is why we head over to Chicago Ridge Mall. It is super close to my house. One of the reason I love Chicago Ridge Mall is that they have a family lounge.
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I wish it was there when my kids were little. It's a great area to take your kids if you are breastfeeding or if you are there with your son, and he's too young to send into the men's room by himself. (That's how I use it!). We also have the only Aldi store that is attached to a mall! I swear they have the cheapest milk in the area! Also, the closest Dairy Queen is here too!

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All that shopping makes you crave a blizzard! We also have an actual bookstore

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and toy store in Chicago Ridge Mall.

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Both of those kind of stores are hard to find in malls now! That's why Chicago Ridge is always so busy. The stores in our mall are the top producing ones in the region and sometimes in the nation! We are even getting a Red Robin in November. I'm so excited!

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I have to tell you about this amazing program going on right now called Oh So Simple.

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As you can see, there is a ton of signage all over the mall. You earn $10 for every $250 you spend in the mall (which is so easy to do back to school shopping!). It's Oh, So Simple to sign up!

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You put your name, email, and mobile number. Then you swipe your credit card that you use at the mall. Seriously, that's it. Then once you spend $250, Oh So Simple will credit $10 onto that credit card. I love it so much! Plus, they give you some pretty sweet deals too via mobile texting!

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I mean you can use it everywhere from Kohls to Payless to Hollister to H&M.

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For us, our first stop was for gym shoes and socks! After a full night of shopping, we worked up an appetite. Of course, we headed over to the new Miller's Ale House. If you haven't been there yet, it so amazing. Their food is great, kids eat free on Tuesdays, and their service has always been top notch for us. Best of all, they are part of the mall so the Oh So Simple program works there too!

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As you can see, Chicago Ridge Mall is a great place to do your back to school shopping. You can shop, grab a snack, grab dinner, and even watch a movie (we've got the AMC theater in there too!). It's your one stop shop. That is why I want to sign up for the Oh So Simple program, and come over to my mall to shop!

Now, I have arranged for one lucky reader to win a $50 Kohl's Gift Card since Kohl's is one of my most favorite back to school stores to shop at! Click the picture below to enter:

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What could you use that Kohls gift card on? Have you been to Chicago Ridge Mall yet?

Lisa Martin

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This Post Has 35 Comments

  1. Alli Smith

    I’ve never been to the Chicago Ridge Mall, but if I’m ever in Chicago, it looks like a great place to shop. The Oh So Simple program seems like a great way to save money on back-to-school shopping.

  2. Heather

    This looks like a great mall – we have a Miller’s Ale House by us too. You can get some great deals at Kohls.

  3. Mimi Green

    I’ve never been to Chicago but Chicago Ridge Mall looks like my kind of spot. I’m an ice cream lover so I’m all about Diary Queen. H&M is on of my favorite stores because cute clothes and affordable prices. I saw a Cinnamon in the background and that is one of my drugs of choice.

    School starts on the 22nd here but they wear uniforms so there isn’t any real back to school shopping for us.

  4. Megan Elford

    Oh wow, that’s a sweet rewards program! I’m all about making money back on what I spend, and I much prefer cash back that I can use anywhere than points that I can only use a specific places. I hope my mall adopts a program like this!!

  5. Jeanette

    I live on the other side of the USA, but I would love those Oh so simple awards! I hope that makes it here!

  6. This looks like a great mall full of fabulous stores. This is a wonderful giveaway. Kohl’s is one of my fave stores- always find great stuff there!

  7. Liz Mays

    What a nice place to do your back to school shopping. That bonus through Oh So Simple is pretty nice!

  8. Courtneylynne

    Omg now this is one awesome giveaway!!!!! We just love Khols. Shop there all the time.

  9. LaShawn

    I’ve never been to Chicago, but I KNOW I would definelty head over to Chicago Ridge Mall! This looks like an awesome giveaway!

  10. Anosa

    I live in the UK but this sounds like a great place! Over here kids go back in September so I find it strange seeing posts about back to school already haha would love to visit with my nephew!

  11. Crafty Nunn

    I have not been there yet. I would use the money to buy clothes for my grandchildren.

  12. krystal

    I would love to win that giveaway, what an awesome prize! I love all the back to school sales.

  13. Bonnie @wemake7

    Looks like a fun shopping trip. =) I miss going to Kohls since we moved away from the one we used to live near.

  14. Nikka Shae

    Yes, I can’t believe school is back in session. My kids started school on August 1st. and I wasn’t ready. School shopping is a chore in my house.

  15. Robin Rue

    This Oh So Simple program looks awesome for back to school shopping! If I am ever in Chicago I know where I’m heading.

  16. Ashley C

    I have not been to the Chicago Ridge Mall yet. I would use the Kohls GC on some new winter boots!

  17. Dana

    We have the Oh So Simple rewards program at our mall too! It is perfect for back to school shopping 😛

  18. Sara Floyd

    I have been there a few times, as my dad lives in Chicago. I love Kohls, they have lots of good items for me and my daughter

  19. Tari Lawson

    I would use the Kohl’s card to get my son some pants for this school year. He really grew over the summer.

  20. heather s

    I have never been to chicago ridge mall, it looks nice. I would use the gc on new jeans and boots!

  21. Crystal F

    I would use the gift card for school clothes for my girls. Thank you!!

  22. Marielle Altenor

    Wish we had a Kohls here so that I could enter the giveaway! lol We got most of our back to school shopping done this week. Just need a few more things and we are set.

  23. Chrishelle Ebner

    I wish I lived in Chicago, this mall looks pretty amazing. I will definitely be entering the giveaway. I love Kohl’s.

  24. Garf

    This is a great giveaway. I just found out that we now have a Kohl’s store nearby. I can’t wait to check it out.

  25. Wendy Clark

    I would use this to buy my daughter some cute clothes!

  26. susan smoaks

    i would use the kohl’s card on some new shoes. i have some shoes that need replacing for work. no i haven’t shopped there before.

  27. Meredith Miller

    I haven’t been there, but will add to the list of places to go with my sister next time she’s visiting!

  28. Lawanna

    I haven’t been to the mall, but it sure looks like a nice place to go. I do shop at Kohl’s and would also probably buy some shoes. My slip on every day shoes are in need of being replaced.

  29. Vera Godley

    I’ve never been to a Chicago mall. I flew into the airport once, but that’s it. We DO HAVE A KOHL’s in our town in NC and I do find good bargains there. Love their perks, too. I’d love to win this for myself or to gift it to one of my grown daughters. 🙂

  30. Vera Godley

    I’ve never been to a Chicago mall and never been to Chicago. I’ve flown through Chicago’s airport, though. 🙂 I’d love to win the Kohl’s gift card and could use it at the Kohl’s in our town here in North Carolina

  31. Laurie Nykaza

    I’m in another state but if I visit family there we would go and shop looks like a nice mall.

  32. Karen D

    I would use it on shoes. I’m in Florida, so I haven’t visited that mall. I am jealous of some of the stores you have – our BAM closed last year.

  33. T Lee

    I’d use it as replenishment of much needed outgrown clothes.

  34. Eugenia Hall

    Would love a new purse, never enough purses!

  35. Tammy Greer

    No, I haven’t been shopping there. I would like to buy some shoes for my boy.

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