Thanksgiving Store Hours: What's Open, Closed In Highland Park

HIGHLAND PARK, 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 Highland Park 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 for Thanksgiving on Nov. 28 but will resume operations on Friday, Nov. 29.

City Hall: City Hall and administrative offices will be closed Nov. 28 and Nov. 29.

Public Libraries: The Highland Park Library will close at 1 p.m. on Nov. 27 and will remain closed all day on Nov. 28.

Garbage Collection: Refuse will be collected one day late in Highland Park and Highwood due to the holiday.

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

Schools: North Shore School District 112 and Township High School District 113 will be closed Nov. 27 to Nov. 29.

Parking: Extended parking hours will be in place in downtown public parking lots in Highland Park extended parking hours in downtown public parking lots through Dec. 21. Other restrictions remain in place.

Parks: The Park District of Highland Park is hosting an indoor, non-competitive triathlon ahead of Thanksgiving. The Nov. 24 event includes a 10-minute swim, a 20-minute run and a 40-minute ride. Centennial Ice Arena will be closed Nov. 28, the West Ridge Center will be closed Nov. 28 to Dec. 1 and other park district facilities will have adjusted holiday hours.

North Shore Turkey Trot: The chip-timed race features 5k and 10k courses starting at 8 a.m. Race-related road closures begin at 3 a.m. and end by around 10 a.m. Donations help support the Highland Park Police Benevolent Association.

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 at north suburban shopping centers:

• Hawthorn Mall will be open from 6 p.m. to midnight on Thanksgiving and from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Black Friday.
• 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.
• 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 Highland Park and Highwood:

• 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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