AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Shoppers at a popular, suburban outlet mall are getting even more ground to cover when hunting for deals. A major expansion of Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora is in the works.

Bulldozers are flattening 45 acres to make way for what officials called Wednesday a historic expansion of a popular outlet mall in Aurora. By next summer, Chicago Premium Outlets at I-88 and ...

#APDAlert: The Chicago Premium Outlets Mall has again reached capacity. The entrances have been closed off temporarily and all traffic will be re-directed until further notice. #AuroraBlackFriday ...

Maggie Angst, The Beacon-News Annette Keeler (left) talks to Julie Mervis, Swarovski training manager, at the job fair for the expansion of the outlet mall in Aurora on Thursday. By Maggie Angst ...

Chicago Premium Outlets announced an initial list of new retailers that will reside in the outlet mall as part of a 50-store expansion. In total, the mall will hold more than 170 stores by the ...

The Aurora Police Department said in a Tweet the mall hit full capacity at 12:46 p.m., forcing entrances to be closed off and traffic to be re-directed for a period of time.

Shoppers christen outlet mall in Aurora By Chicago Tribune UPDATED: August 19, 2021 at 2:55 PM CDT ...

Black Friday 2021: Entrances to Aurora outlet mall temporarily closed due to crowds By Diane Pathieu, Tre Ward, and Maher Kawash, via Friday, November 26, 2021 ...