"Long-Suffering Mall Reinvents Itself". Lake County News-Sun. February 17, 1998. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2009.("The mall opened Nov. 18, 1965, and was once the shopping mecca of northeastern Lake County... The cinema split into two, then four screens over the years and now offers only discounted, second-run movies... Good things began to happen in 1995 when Kmart Corp. built a 109,000 square-foot Builder's Square at the former Ward's site.")(subscription required)
Ralph Zahorik (February 16, 2002). "Belvidere Mall -- best-kept secret in county". Lake County News-Sun. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2009.("On a recent weekday night, the mall was crowded with shoppers, mostly Hispanics.... The stores cater to Hispanic and black families and, it appears, especially to teens looking for clothes, music and jewelry.")(subscription required)
"Long-Suffering Mall Reinvents Itself". Lake County News-Sun. February 17, 1998. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2009.("The mall opened Nov. 18, 1965, and was once the shopping mecca of northeastern Lake County... The cinema split into two, then four screens over the years and now offers only discounted, second-run movies... Good things began to happen in 1995 when Kmart Corp. built a 109,000 square-foot Builder's Square at the former Ward's site.")(subscription required)
Ralph Zahorik (February 16, 2002). "Belvidere Mall -- best-kept secret in county". Lake County News-Sun. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2009.("On a recent weekday night, the mall was crowded with shoppers, mostly Hispanics.... The stores cater to Hispanic and black families and, it appears, especially to teens looking for clothes, music and jewelry.")(subscription required)
