On September 23 , 2010 , Governor Pat Quinn announced that a $ 4 million federal grant would be used to demolish the mall . Quinn also stated that the total cost would be around $ 5 million , with the remainder of the money coming from federal disaster recovery funds given to the state due to flooding in 2008 . According to officials , demolition was to start in November of that year and take four to six months . In June 2011 , ruins of the mall remained standing with demolition funding still available , but with the demolition project itself mired in government regulatory hurdles
flooding in 2008
June 2008 Midwest floods
Dixie Square Mall