Black Friday Shopping: Local Mall, Major Retailer Hours; Advertisements, Deals

DuPage County

Promenade Bolingbrook

• Promenade Bolingbrook, 631 E. Boughton Road in Bolingbrook, will open at 12 a.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 29. The mall will reopen at 9 a.m. on Nov. 30. Full hours are listed on the mall’s website. Sales and promotions are listed on the mall’s website.

Oakbrook Center

• The Oakbrook Center, 100 Oakbrook Center in Oakbrook, is closed on Thanksgiving and will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 29. The mall will reopen at 8 a.m. on Nov. 30. Full hours are listed on the mall’s website. Restaurant and store hours may vary, so be sure to check with your favorite retailer for any early or late openings. Sales and promotions also are listed on the mall’s website.

Yorktown Center

• Yorktown Center, 203 Yorktown Shopping Center in Lombard, will be closed on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28. The mall will be open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 29. The mall will reopen at 9 a.m. on Nov. 30. Full hours are listed on the mall’s website. Deals and promotions can be found on the mall’s website. 

Cook County

Woodfield Mall

• Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Shopping Center in Schaumburg, will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, and stay open until 10 p.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 29. The mall will reopen at 8 a.m. on Nov. 30. Full hours are listed on the mall’s website. Deals and offers at Woodfield Mall can be viewed on the mall’s website.

Northbrook Court

• Northbrook Court, 2171 Northbrook Court in Northbrook, will be closed on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28. The mall will be open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 29. Northbrook Court will reopen at 8 a.m. on Nov. 30. Full hours are listed on the mall’s website. Sales information is available on the mall’s website.

Randhurst Village Mall

• The individual office and store hours at Randhurst Village Mall, 55 E Euclid Ave #450 in Mount Prospect, vary at Randhurst Village Mall and shoppers should check with the individual store for hours of operation, according to the mall’s website.

Golf Mill Shopping Center

• Golf Mill, 239 Golf Mill Center in Niles, is closed on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28. The mall will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 29. Sales and promotions are available on the mall’s website.

Fashion Outlets of Chicago

• The newly-opened Fashion Outlets of Chicago, 5220 Fashion Outlets Way in Rosemont, will open select stores at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28. The mall will open at midnight on Black Friday, Nov. 29, and will close at 10 p.m. Fashion Outlets will reopen at 8 a.m. on Nov. 30. A full list of holiday hours is listed on the mall’s website. Special offers are available on the mall’s website.

• Westfield Old Orchard Mall, 4999 Old Orchard Center in Skokie, is closed on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28. The mall will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 29, and will reopen at 9 a.m. on Nov. 30. Full hours are listed on the mall’s website. Special offers are available on the mall’s website.

Orland Square Mall

• Orland Square Mall, 288 Orland Square Drive in Orland Park, will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, and will remain open until 10 p.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 29. The mall will reopen at 7 a.m. on Nov. 30. Full hours are listed on the mall’s website. Deals are available on the mall’s website.

Harlem Irving Plaza

• Harlem Irving Plaza, 4104 N. Harlem Ave. in Norridge, will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, and will remain open until 10 p.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 29. The mall will reopen at 8 a.m. on Nov. 30. Full hours are listed on the mall’s website. Check out the HIP deals and steals page for sales and specials.

McHenry County

Huntley Outlet Center

• Huntley Outlet Center, 11800 Factory Shops Boulevard in Huntley, will be closed on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28. Select stores will open at midnight on Black Friday, Nov. 29, while the remaining stores will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. The outlet center will reopen at 8 a.m. on Nov. 30. Full hours are listed on the outlet center’s website. Deals and promotions can be found on the mall’s website.

Algonquin Commons

• The Algonquin Commons, at 1900 S. Randall Road in Algonquin, will open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 29, and will close at 9 p.m. The mall will be giving away 1,000 gift bags, which include store coupons and gift cards, with the giveaway starting at 5 a.m. There will also be free hot cocoa and coffee available. More information is available on the Algonquin Commons website.

Lake County

Westfield Hawthorn Mall

• Westfield Hawthorn Mall, 122 Hawthorn Center, Vernon Hills, will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, and then stay open until 10 p.m. Nov. 29. The mall will reopen at 8 a.m. on Nov. 30, Small Business Saturday. Full hours are listed on the mall's website. Holiday deals and offers can also be found onthe mall’s website.

Gurnee Mills

• Gurnee Mills mall, 6170 W. Grand Avenue in Gurnee, will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, and stay open until 10 p.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 29. The mall will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Nov. 30. Full hours are listed on the mall’s website.

Deer Park Shopping Center

• Deer Park Shopping Center will be opening at 6 a.m. — for the first time — on Black Friday, Nov. 29, and will close at 9 p.m. The mall is closed on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28. The mall will reopen at 8 a.m. on Nov. 30. Full hours are listed on the mall’s website.

Kane County

Major Retailers

Target

• Target stores will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, and most stores will remain open until 11 p.m. on Friday.Preview this year’s Target Black Friday ad, with sales starting on Nov. 28 and continuing through Nov. 30, on the Target website. Target.com also allows you to view a layout map of your Target stores so you can better plan for door-buster shopping.

Toys “R” Us

• Toys “R” Us will open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, and will remain open until 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29. The first wave of door-buster deals will last from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving with additional door-buster deals available again on Black Friday morning starting at 5 a.m., according to BlackFriday.com. BlackFriday.com has posted the 2013 advertisement for Black Friday sales at Toys “R” Us on its website. Sign up for e-mail or mobile updates on Black Friday deals on the Toys “R” Us website.

Walmart

• Walmart will open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, with special deals available at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Black Friday sales begin again at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 29. Black Friday deals,the Black Friday advertisement and more information can be found on the Walmart website.

Kohl’s

• Kohl’s will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, with Black Friday deals available through 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29. The advertisement is available on the Kohl’s website.

Macy’s

• Most Macy’s stores open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28. Check your store’s hours on the Macy’s website. Macy’s advertisement is available on the store’s website.

Best Buy

• There will be three waves of doorbuster deals available at Best Buy stores starting at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28; with more doorbusters available at 12 a.m. on Friday; and even more in the stores at 10 a.m. later in the day on Friday. More information on the doorbuster deals are available on the Best Buy site.

Meijer

• Meijer opens at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, Meijer is offering three days of special deals beginning at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving. Check out the Black Friday advertisement on the Meijer site.