Thanksgiving Store Hours: What's Open, Closed In Evanston

EVANSTON, IL — For most, Thanksgiving offers a chance to gather with friends and families and consider all the reasons to be grateful. It is also one of the year's busiest times for traveling and the eve of the biggest shopping day of the year.

But not everyone will have the day off. In addition to those doing essential work — like firefighters, police, transit workers and transportation security agents — many employees of large corporate retailers will be away from their families on Turkey Day to give consumers a chance to pick up some last-minute items or get a head start on their holiday shopping.

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Many businesses in the Evanston area plan special holiday hours during Thanksgiving week. Most government offices will be closed and the refuse collection schedule will be adjusted. Find out below what's going to be open and what's going to be closed for the holiday this year.

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

Civic Center: Administrative offices at the Lorraine Morton Civic Center will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29.

Public Libraries: All Evanston Public Library branches will be closed all day for Thanksgiving on Nov. 28.

Garbage Collection: Thanksgiving collections will be delayed by one day following the holiday. Condo recycling collection scheduled for Friday will take place on Saturday.

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

Schools: Local public schools and Roycemore School will be closed from Nov. 27 to Nov. 29. Beacon Academy and Chiaravalle Montessori have a weeklong Thanksgiving break from Nov. 25 to Nov. 29.

Parking: Thanksgiving is a city parking holiday in Evanston. For the rest of the holiday season, shoppers must use the city's mobile parking app to redeem validation for parking at city-owned meters and lots.

Turkey Trot: The Evanston Flying Turkey 5K starts at 9 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning at Centennial Park at Arrington Lagoon, located at the corner of Sheridan Road and Church Street.

Tree Lighting: The official Evanston Holiday Tree Lighting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 7. The event will feature appearances by Santa and Mrs. Claus, as well as performances by local singers and dancers until 7:30 p.m.

Retailers: Nearly 100 national and regional retailers have announced plans to close on Thanksgiving Day. In a recent survey, 72 percent of consumers believe stores should be closed for the holiday, according to a website that tracks Black Friday sales.

Retailers giving their employees the day off include: Abt Electronics, Ace Hardware, Costco, Crate and Barrel, Home Depot, IKEA, Lowe's, Marshalls, Nordstrom, Petco and T.J. Maxx.

Those choosing to stay open and have employees work on Thanksgiving include: Best Buy, CVS, DSW, GameStop, Macy's, Old Navy, Sears, Target, Walgreens and Walmart.

As for Thanksgiving and Black Friday hours north suburban shopping centers: Northbrook Court will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Black Friday. Westfield Old Orchard's Thanksgiving hours run from 6 p.m. to midnight, and on Black Friday it is scheduled to open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Lincolnwood Town Center is closed for Thanksgiving and open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Black Friday. Woodfield Mall will be open from 5 p.m. to midnight on Thanksgiving and from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Black Friday.

Grocery store hours in and around Evanston:

• Aldi: Closed
• Heinen's: Closed
• Foodstuffs: Closed
• Trader Joe's: Closed
• Anton's Fruit Ranch, 8:30 a.m. - noon (Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
• Binny's, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (All locations.)
• CVS, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Pharmacy closed.)
• Grand Food Center. 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Jewel-Osco, 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. (Hours vary by location)
• Mariano's, 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Pharmacy closed.)
• Sunset Foods, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Target, 5 p.m. - 1 a.m.
• The Fresh Market, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Whole Foods Market, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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