Thanksgiving 2017: What's Open, Closed In Lake Forest

LAKE FOREST, IL — This Thanksgiving and Black Friday promise to be some of the busiest travel days this year. Whether you're in town for a visit or 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.

City Hall: City Hall and administrative will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24.

Public Libraries: Closed on Thanksgiving. Closing at 5 p.m. on Nov. 22.

Garbage Collection: Monday and Tuesday collections unchanged. There will be no refuse, recycling or yard waste collection on Thursday, Nov. 23. Thursday collection will move to Friday; Friday collection will move to Saturday.

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

Schools: Lake Forest elementary, middle and high schools will closed Nov. 22 -24. Lake Forest College will be closed Thursday, but its sports and recreation center will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday.

Facilities: The Lake Forest Recreation Department will be closed Nov. 23. The Lake Forest Healthy and Fitness Center will be open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. but the Forest Café will be closed Nov. 23-24.

Thanksgiving Shopping

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: Abt Electronics, Ace Hardware, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus, Marshalls, Nordstrom and T.J. Maxx. National retailers that are expected to open on Thanksgiving include Best Buy, Kohl's, Macy's, Sears, Walgreens and Walmart. Target says it will close at midnight on Thanksgiving, then reopen at 6 a.m. Black Friday morning.

As for area malls, Deerfield Towne Center will be closed Nov. 23, and open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Black Friday, but individual stores could vary so you may want to contact a specific store directly. Hawthorn Mall will be open 6 p.m. to midnight on Thanksgiving and 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Black Friday.

Gurnee Mills will also open its doors from 6 p.m. to midnight on Thanksgiving, while on Black Friday it's set to be open from 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Northbrook Court's holiday hours run from 6 p.m. to midnight on Thanksgiving and from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Black Friday. Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center's Thanksgiving hours also run 6 p.m. to midnight. On Black Friday it is scheduled to open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Lincolnwood Town Center will be open from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. and again from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.

Thanksgiving Grocery Store Hours in and around Lake Forest:

• Aldi: Closed
• Foodstuffs: Closed
• The Fresh Market, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Heinen's: Closed
• Jewel-Osco, Western & Deer Path, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Pharmacy Closed)
• Mariano's, 6 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Pharmacy closed.)
• Sunset Foods, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Trader Joe's: Closed.
• Whole Foods Markets, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Restaurants: Still hungry? Yelp has a list of restaurants near Lake Forest that are open on Thanksgiving, or check out this list of restaurants with Thanksgiving dinner specials across the North Shore.

_{Image credit: Kristin Borden, Patch Editor Caitlin Ketel contributed}