Seasonal & Holidays

Chicago-Area Malls Closed Thanksgiving, Open Black Friday 2020

From The Promenade to Old Orchard, Water Tower Place, Fox Valley, Oakbrook and more, here's the hours for Chicago-area malls.

Braving Black Friday? Remember to wear your mask, wash your hands and keep as much distance as possible between yourself and other shoppers.
Braving Black Friday? Remember to wear your mask, wash your hands and keep as much distance as possible between yourself and other shoppers. (Shutterstock)

ILLINOIS — Remember when stores shut their doors on Thanksgiving so everyone could have a day off to spend with their families? Seems like a long time ago doesn't it? Despite calls for retailers to give their employees a break during the holidays, Thanksgiving has increasingly supplanted Black Friday as the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season — at least until this year.

Patch called around, and couldn't find a single Chicago-area mall open this Thanksgiving. Black Friday hours also seem to be more reasonable this year, with stores opening at 6 a.m. at the earliest. So, kick back with a turkey leg and your immediate family — just the ones living in your own household — and enjoy a break from the usual clamor and commercialism this year. And if you decide to fight the crowds on Black Friday, remember to wear your mask, wash your hands and keep as much distance as possible between you and your fellow shoppers.


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Here's a list of Chicago-area malls and their Thanksgiving and Black Friday hours.

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Louis Joliet Mall

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Chicago Ridge Mall

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  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m

Fox Valley Mall

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The Promenade Bolingbrook

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Orland Square Mall

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Chicago Premium Outlets, Aurora

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Water Tower Place, Chicago

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Shops at North Bridge, Chicago

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Spring Hill Mall, Dundee

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Geneva Commons

Gurnee Mills

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 6 a.m. to 9. p.m.

Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Northbrook Court

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Fashion Outlets of Chicago, Rosemont

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Westfield Old Orchard, Skokie

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Town Square Wheaton

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Hawthorn Mall, Vernon Hills

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Arboretum, South Barrington

  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Black Friday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.


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