Christmas 2018: Holiday Hours, Closures In Evanston

EVANSTON, IL — The home stretch of the holiday season has arrived, with one more weekend to get ready to kick off the final week of 2018 with Christmas Eve on Monday. North Shore communities are making preparations to observe both the Christmas and New Year's holidays.

Last-minute shoppers will be out picking up presents and ingredients for holiday meals, travelers will be on the roads and in the air to meet family and friends for the festive period and most students will be enjoying their winter break through the start of 2019.

First responders and employees at some businesses will be working on Christmas and New Year's, but many area employers will be closed to give workers a chance to gather to share the holiday with loved ones.

Here's a look at what's open and what's closed in Evanston for Christmas and New Year's 2018.

Post office: Closed

Federal offices: Closed

Banks: Closed

Gas stations: Open

City of Evanston offices at the Morton Civic Center: Closed Dec. 24, 25 and Jan. 1.

City facilities:

Chandler-Newberger Center: Closed Dec. 22-25, closed 3 p.m. on Dec. 31 and all day Jan. 1.
Evanston Ecology Center: Closed Dec. 24, 25 and Jan. 1.
Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center: Closed Dec. 24, 25. Closed at 3 p.m. on Dec. 31 and all day Jan. 1.
Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center: Closed on Dec. 24-28 and Jan. 1.
Levy Center: Closed Dec. 24, 25. Open from 8:30 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 26 to Dec. 28, close at 5 p.m. on Dec. 31 and remain closed all day Jan. 1.
Noyes Cultural Arts Center: Closed Dec. 24, 25. Closed at 3 p.m. on Dec. 31 and all day Jan. 1.
Robert Crown Community Center: Closed Dec. 24, 25, from 3 p.m. on Dec. 31 and all day Jan. 1.

Evanston Public Library: All Evanston Public Library locations will close at 3 p.m. on Dec. 24 and be closed all day on Dec. 25. Locations will close at 5 p.m. on Dec. 31 and remain closed on Jan. 1.

Refuse Collection: No recycling or solid waste collections will occur on Monday or Tuesday of the week of the Christmas holiday. Trash and recycling collections will occur one day later than normal for the rest of the week, with Friday condo recycling will occur on Saturday, Dec. 29. Then during the week of the New Year's holiday, normal collections will take place Monday, while Tuesday through Thursday collections will take place one day later than usual. Recycling will be collected from condos on Jan. 4 and trash on Jan. 5

311 Services: The city's non-emergency help line will close at 4 p.m. on Dec. 24 and 31. It will be closed all day on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

Grocery stores and retailers: Most will be closed Christmas Day, some will be open, and many will have adjusted hours.

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