Thanksgiving 2017: What's Open, Closed In Aurora

AURORA, IL — This Thanksgiving and Black Friday promise to be some of the busiest travel days this year. Whether you're visiting grandma or you're a longtime resident, it's helpful to know which places are extending hours and savings like never before, and which ones are taking a step back to avoid retail frenzy. Here's a list of public services, institutions, retailers and restaurant hours for Thanksgiving 2017.

Post Office: Post offices are closed on Thanksgiving, but will resume operations on Friday.

Aurora Public Libraries: It's unclear on their websites if the three branches will close early on Thanksgiving eve. All will be closed on Thanksgiving.

Garbage Collection: There will be no garbage collection in Aurora on Thanksgiving.

Banks: Most major banks are closed on Thanksgiving Day, and most will open on Friday. Call your branch to verify.

Schools: East Aurora 131 and West Aurora 129 schools are closed Nov. 22 - 24.

Retailers: A couple of blogs dedicated to Black Friday deals say 72 retailers will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Outlets that say they've tentatively taken the holiday off include: H&M, Burlington Coat Factory, DSW, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus, Marshalls and T.J. Maxx. National retailers that are expected to open on Thanksgiving include Best Buy, Kohl's, Macy's, Sears, Target and Walmart. Target says it will close at midnight on Thanksgiving, then reopen at 6 a.m. Black Friday morning.

Fox Valley Mall and Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora have the same holiday hours:

• Nov. 22, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• Nov. 23 (Thanksgiving), 6 p.m. - midnight
• Nov. 24 (Black Friday), midnight - 10 p.m.

Restaurants: Still hungry? Check out Yelp.com's search results for Aurora restaurants that are open on Thanksgiving. Be sure to call ahead to verify!

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