Ford City Mall in Chicago will permanently shut down Monday

​Ford City Mall opened in 1965 and once was a retail icon in Chicago. Now, JC Penney---the only store that's still open in the mall---will be the last one to close. ​Alderman Derrick Curtis calls Ford City Mall a "safety hazard". Curtis says Namdar Realty Group purchased the mall in 2019, and he says {quote}: "Namdar is not going to fix the things that need to be fixed". Officials say a movie theater at the site of the Ford City Mall will stay open.