Thanksgiving 2017: What's Open, Closed In Skokie

SKOKIE, 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.

Skokie Village Hall: Village Hall will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24.

Public Libraries: Closed on Thanksgiving.

Garbage Collection: Monday and Tuesday collections unchanged, attempt to complete Thursday and Friday collections on Wednesday. As for recycling, Monday, Tuesday and Friday collections will remain unchanged, Thursday collection on Wednesday.

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

Schools: Skokie elementary schools and District 219 high schools will be closed Nov. 22 -24. Oakton Community College will be on recess from Nov. 23 - Nov. 26.

Facilities: The Skokie Park District's Weber Center and Fitness First will be open from 7 a.m. to noon with a special group exercise schedule.

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.

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.

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.

Thanksgiving Grocery Store Hours in Skokie:

• Aldi: Closed
• Ashtar Food Market: Closed
• Brothers Food Market, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Jewel-Osco, 12:01 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Pharmacy Closed)
• Mariano's, 6 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Pharmacy closed.)
• MarketPlace on Oakton, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• MGM Geetha Foods, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Trader Joe's: Closed.
• Village Market Place, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Whole Foods Markets, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Restaurants: Still hungry? Yelp.com has a list of restaurants near Skokie 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}