An American flag flies above a Sears store in Hackensack, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Sears is getting another reprieve from liquidation after its chairman and largest shareholder revised his bid to ...

Landmark opened in 1973 with original tenant Sears Roebuck & Co. CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Sears Tower is history. As of Thursday, the iconic Chicago, Illinois, skyscraper is now named Willis Tower.