Images of Black Friday shopping 2010
Beth Heimbuch of South Elgin looks for some good deals at Target in South Elgin where more than 500 people lined up for the opening.
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Thousands of shoppers arrived before Gurnee Mills opened at 5 a.m. Friday. Many lined up at an entrance near Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World.
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A crowd at Burlington Coat Factory was ready to hit the rest of Gurnee Mills when the gate went up at 5 a.m. Friday. Burlington opened before the rest of the mall at 3 a.m.
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The parking lots at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg were packed before sunrise Friday as shoppers look for Black Friday bargains.
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Shoppers look for parking spaces as well as bargains in the early hours at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg Friday.
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Donna Collins, left, of Lake in the Hills and Julie Mertz of Algonquin talk about shopping on Black Friday at Woodfield mall in Schaumburg.
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A shopper takes a break at Woodfield mall in Schaumburg Friday.
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Fran Divizio of Schaumburg takes a break while shopping at Woodfield mall in Schaumburg Friday.
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Investigator Glenn Florkow of the Illinois Secretary of State Police issues a citation to a motorist who is improperly parked in a handicapped space at Woodfield mall in Schaumburg Friday.
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Donna Collins, left, of Lake in the Hills and Julie Mertz of Algonquin talk about shopping on Black Friday at Woodfield mall in Schaumburg.
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Patty McElroy of Chicago, left, and Mary Nessling of Rosemont take a break while shopping on black Friday at Woodfield mall.
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Patty McElroy of Chicago, from left, Mary Nessling of Rosemont, Bill Isabell and Stephanie Otte of Northlake during Black Friday's shopping in Schaumburg.
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Sue Black of Arlington Heights, from left, Sharon Kilcoyne of Gurnee, Kristen Black-England of Chicago, Sheryl Wiegel of Gurnee, and Kim black of Arlington Heights take a break from shopping at Woodfield mall.
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Tania Bravo of Addsion waits with the bags while a friend shops Friday.
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DANIEL WHITE/dwhite@dailyherald.comShoppers make their way through the downtown intersection of Washington and Jefferson streets in Naperville Friday.
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