At the time of a circa-1977 layout, WHITE LAKES MALL mall covered approximately 896,000 leasable square feet and contained nearly ninety stores and services. Free parking was provided for 4,500 autos. The complex was promoted as the largest fully-enclosed shopping center in Downstate Illinois.

WHITE OAKS MALL TENANTS 1977:

BRESSMER'S / FAMOUS-BARR (with Budget Store, restaurant and beauty salon) / MONTGOMERY WARD (with Buffeteria snack bar and freestanding Auto Center) / MYERS BROTHERS / SEARS (with Coffee Shop and attached Auto Center) / Air Step / Aladdin’s Castle video arcade / Baker's Shoes / Bresler’s 33 Flavors Ice Cream / Brooks Fashion / Buster Brown Shoes / Byerly Music / Carousel snack bar / Casual Corner / Circus World Toys / Claire's Boutique / Edward's Keepsake Diamond Center / Endicott Shoes / Florsheim Shoes / Flowerama / Foxmoor Casuals / GNC / Gallery Sea Food / Gingiss Formalwear / Gordon's Jewelers / Hanover Shoes / Helzberg Diamonds / Herndon’s / Hickory Farms of Ohio / Hotdog on a Stick / Illinois Sporting Goods / IPCO Optical / J. Riggings / Jean Nicole ladies' wear / Jo-Ann Fabrics / Just Pants / Keepsake Photos / Kinney Shoes / Kirlin’s Candies / Life Stride / Lober’s / Lowery Organ / Luca Pizza / MCL Cafeteria / Maling Shoes / McDonald’s / Mermod, Jaccard & King / Merry-Go-Round / Motherhood Maternity / Murray Shoes / Musicland / National Shirt Shops / Nobil Shoes / Orange Julius / Oriental Gifts / Osco Drug / Paul Harris / Petrie's ladies' wear / Printer’s Ink Bookstore / Roberts Brothers / Service Optical / Shaver’s World / Silverman’s / So-Fro Fabrics / Spencer Gifts / Star of India / Susie's Casuals / Swiss Pretzel Shop / Tanneberg & Sandorwitz Delicatessen / The Book Market / The Bottom Half / The Children’s Shop / The Cookie Factory / The County Seat / The Hub / The Ranch / Tinder Box Tobacconist / Topps & Trousers / Union Jack / Wag’s Restaurant / Waldenbooks / White Oaks Mall Cinema I-II-II / Winston’s / Zales Jewelers