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Black Friday kept the momentum going from the day before on Thanksgiving when online sales totaled $5.6 billion.

Chicago area malls were packed on Black Friday as the holiday shopping season is officially underway, NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.

It may come as no surprise that your mail didn’t get delivered on Thanksgiving. But will it come on Black Friday?

Many malls across the Chicago area opened early Friday morning, with long lines forming even before the sun came up. In Aurora, at Chicago Premium Outlets, a line formed outside the Nike outlet before the mall’s opening time of 6 a.m.

Black Friday in the Chicago area felt a bit like the early 1990s, with long lines already forming outside area malls.

Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements.

Millions of shoppers will hit stores across the United States on Friday for Black Friday, the unofficial kickoff of the holiday shopping season.

‘Tis the season for food and good finds, but even as some people prepare to head out to stores at the start of the holiday season, even more are planning to do all their shopping online.

‘Tis the season for food and good finds, but even as some people prepare to head out to stores at the start of the holiday season, even more are planning to do all their shopping online, NBC Chicago’s Lexi Sutter reports.

While many Americans will get to enjoy a four-day weekend because of the Thanksgiving holiday, your friendly neighborhood mail carrier won’t quite get as many days off.

Check out the hours of operations here for major retailers on Black Friday.

A movement away from traditional Black Friday shopping is growing in the U.S. Tidying expert Marie Kondo is also embracing “Green Friday” which emphasizes quality time, memories, and services over physical gifts. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us how to minimize our impact on the planet this holiday season.

Stores try to tempt you with Black Friday discounts, but these are not necessarily the best prices of the year, according to shopping experts.

How much shopping did Americans do over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend? Here’s how busy it was, according to the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

Shoppers were out in full force from Michigan Avenue to the suburbs, all trying to get the best deals, as Black Friday kicked off the holiday shopping season. “I got a sweatshirt from Bloomingdales, and I think I’m going to go to a couple of other stores,” said 10-year-old Zoe Mann. “We went to Aerie, and I got $25 dollar…

From the dinner table to the mall, Black Friday saw high foot traffic in the Chicago area to take advantage of the deals.

Black Friday shoppers have stowed the stores at Chicago Premium Outlet in suburban Aurora.

As Black Friday approaches, retail experts have issued a series of tips and tricks consumers can use to brave what’s typically the most busiest shopping day of the year. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres has more.

A busy day of shopping is in store as customers flood in and out of retailers at the Chicago Premium Outlets located in Aurora. NBC 5’s Evrod Cassimy has more.

Shoppers eager to start holiday shopping but weighed down by inflation are hunting for the best deals at stores and online this Black Friday. Retailers that had offered mostly lackluster discounts earlier in the season responded this week with new bargains. Elevated prices for food, rent, gasoline and other household costs have taken a toll on shoppers. As a result,...