What’s Open/Closed on Thanksgiving Weekend in Evanston

EVANSTON, IL - Thanksgiving weekend means a four-day break from work for relaxation for some, and the most hectic time of the year for others.

All federal offices will be closed on Thanksgiving.

All post offices will be closed on Thanksgiving.

Several chain restaurants like Applebee’s, Bob Evans, IHOP and Cracker Barrell will be open on Thanksgiving. Others like The Olive Garden, Hooters and The Outback Steakhouse will be closed.

Locally, Restaurant Michael in Winnetka, the Real Urban BBQ locations in Highland Park and Vernon Hills and Prairie Grass Cafe in Northbrook will be among the ones open during at least a portion of the day on the holiday.

Call ahead for specifics and making reservations. Here’s a list of North Shore restaurants that offered Thanksgiving specials in 2015.

Chain stores like Toys ‘R Us, Macy’s, Target and Best Buy will open doors on the evening of Thanksgiving. Lincolnwood Town Center in Lincolnwood and Old Orchard Mall in Skokie will be open late on Thanksgiving and early on Black Friday.

In Evanston, there will be no refuse collection on Thursday, with the holiday’s trash, yard waste and recycling collections set to be moved to Friday. Condo recycling collections usually occurring on Friday will the moved to Saturday.

There will be no 311 service on Thanksgiving.

Also closed over the holiday weekend will be:

• The Morton Civic Center, from Thursday through Sunday.
• All Evanston Public Library locations, on Thursday.
• The Chandler-Newberger Center, on Thursday and Friday.
• The Evanston Ecology Center, closing at 5 p.m. on Wednesday and remaining closed through Sunday.
• The Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center, on Thursday and Friday.
• The Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center, closing at 5 p.m. on Wednesday and remaining closed through Sunday.
• The Levy Senior Center, closing at 5 p.m. on Wednesday and remaining closed on Thursday and Friday.
• The Noyes Cultural Arts Center, closing at 3 p.m. on Wednesday and remaining closed on Thursday and Friday.
• The Robert Crown Center, on Thursday.