Images from Black Friday shopping
Brother and sister, Yolanda Zapata and Jacob Thornsteins, both of Round Lake Beach, look for bargains at the Best Buy in Mundelein.
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Jon Jo of South Bend, IN. , takes a break from an early morning shopping trip with friends at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg.
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Sale prices abound at the Aeropastle and other stores at Spring Hill Mall in Carpentersville .
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Grace Orton of Schaumburg awaits the opening of KB Toys at Woodfield Mall.
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Customers stream into the Express store at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg.
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There were plenty of items on sale on Black Friday at the Best Buy in Mundelein.
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Donna Moffatt of Winfield got a laugh out of hand decorated towel at The Persimmon Tree shop in downtown Geneva.
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Early Christmas shoppers flocked to Westfield Hawthorn Shopping Centre in Vernon Hills .
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Shoppers walk back to their car after a successful day of bargain hunting at Westfield Hawthorn Shopping Centre in Vernon Hills.
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Cozette Moffatt of Delavan, WI, Roxanne Rose and Donna Moffatt, both of Winfield, get a giggle out of a Santa wine stopper at the Geneva store Persimmon Tree. The ladies make the trip to Geneva every other year on this Friday to have a girls day out, a laid-back fun shopping day where they get gifts for all occasions, not just Christmas. Donna Moffatt is the mother-in-law to both Roxane and Cozette.
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A shopper takes a break at Westfield Hawthorn Shopping Centre in Vernon Hills .
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Morning shoppers at Oakbrook Center.
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While waiting for his daughter to arrive for the store opening, Aaron Sinder of Carpentersville and his son, Noah, 7, wait outside XXI Forever at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg.
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At 4:46 a.m., shoppers stream into at Woodfield Mall from the JC Penney store.
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Jesus and Maria Lomelin of Carpentersville took advantage of the deals at Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale.
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Logan Marie Grossen, 11, of Loves Park, takes a rest break at Spring Hill Mall in Carpentersville. She and her mom Kathy had been there since 4:30 am.
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Sale signs dotted the sidewalks of the Geneva Commons .
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It's 5:18 in the morning, and Elizabeth Martin of Arlington Heights shops with her mom, Ruth, at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg.
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Claudia Simonian of Libertyville talks with her friend's daughter, Jennifer Swiniuch of Elmwood Park as they wait with packages outside JC Penney's at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg.
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Store manager Jaren Regnier passes out fliers just prior to the 5 a.m. opening of KB Toys at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg.
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HD television sets were a hot commodity at the Best Buy in Mundelein.
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Shoppers flocked to Westfield Hawthorn Shopping Centre in Vernon Hills.
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Jennifer Swiniuch of Elmwood Park waits with shopping bags outside JC Penney at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg.
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Early Christmas shoppers flocked to Westfield Hawthorn Shopping Centre in Vernon Hills .
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Jeff Larsen and Brett Homer, both of Mundelein, check out camcorders at the Best Buy in Mundelein.
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Two-year-old Tyler Cohlheep of Gurnee checks out a train in the window of KB Toys at Westfield Hawthorn Shopping Centre in Vernon Hills.
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Erin Wilson of Hoffman Estates and her mom, Patti, stand outside Victoria's Secret while waiting for a 6 a.m. opening at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg.
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Shoppers look for bargains at the Best Buy in Mundelein.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Art Lange of Hinckley and his sister Rose Lenord, left , of Romeoville, found a deal on a computer at Best Buy in Lombard.
Bev Horne | Staff Photographer
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