Thanksgiving 2017: What's Open, Closed In Naperville

NAPERVILLE, 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 like never before, and which are taking a step back to enjoy "turkey day" apart from the 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.

Naperville Public Libraries: Close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, closed on Thanksgiving.

Garbage Collection: There will be no garbage collection in Naperville on Thanksgiving. Thursday's pickup will be moved to Friday, Friday's to Saturday.

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

Schools: Naperville District 203 schools will be closed Nov. 22 -24. Indian Prairie District 204 schools will also be 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? Yelp.com has rounded up a list of restaurants that are open on Thanksgiving.

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Naperville Thanksgiving 2017: Grocery Store Hours & Restaurants

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