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A group of customers line up in advance of sales at Wal-Mart, 8301 S. Holland Rd., in Chicago, Ill. on Thursday, November 22, 2012. Several dozen had lined up before being allowed to enter the store shortly before 6pm. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
A group of customers line up in advance of sales at Wal-Mart, 8301 S. Holland Rd., in Chicago, Ill. on Thursday, November 22, 2012. Several dozen had lined up before being allowed to enter the store shortly before 6pm. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Customers are allowed to enter after having waited outside of Wal-Mart, 8301 S. Holland Rd., in Chicago, Ill. on Thursday, November 22, 2012. Several dozen had lined up before being allowed to enter the store shortly before 6pm. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Black Friday shopping at the Sears store on State Street that opens at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Black Friday shopping at the Sears store on State Street that opens at 8:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Store personnel wait for the magic hour of 8:00pm. Black Friday shopping at the Sears store on State Street that opens at 8:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
The door is officially unlocked for shoppers to enter. Black Friday shopping at the Sears store on State Street that opens at 8:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Black Friday shopping at the Sears store on State Street that opens at 8:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Black Friday shopping at the Sears store on State Street that opens at 8:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Orlando Gamino, 8, holds a balloon while he waits in line. Black Friday shopping at the Sears store on State Street that opens at 8:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Orlando Gamino, 8, holds a balloon while he waits in line. Black Friday shopping at the Sears store on State Street that opens at 8:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Black Friday shopping at the Sears store on State Street that opens at 8:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Black Friday shopping at the Sears store on State Street that opens at 8:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Black Friday shopping at the Target store on State Street that opens at 9:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Black Friday shopping at the Target store on State Street that opens at 9:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Black Friday shopping at the Target store on State Street that opens at 9:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
German Carvajal stood in line for over two hours so he could purchase iPods and televisions. Black Friday shopping at the Target store on State Street that opens at 9:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Black Friday shopping at the Target store on State Street that opens at 9:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Black Friday shopping at the Target store on State Street that opens at 9:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Customers are cheered as they enter the store. Black Friday shopping at the Target store on State Street that opens at 9:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Customers are cheered as they enter the store. Black Friday shopping at the Target store on State Street that opens at 9:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Customers are cheered as they enter the store. Black Friday shopping at the Target store on State Street that opens at 9:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Customers are cheered as they enter the store. Black Friday shopping at the Target store on State Street that opens at 9:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Black Friday shopping at the Target store on State Street that opens at 9:00pm on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Hundreds stand outside the Sears store on State Street for late night bargains Thursday. Sun-Times photo Rich Chapman
Black Friday kicks off today — or was it last night? Most Chicagoans celebrated Thanksgiving by eating, spending time with family, eating, napping, eating, watching football and then eating some more. But some energetic consumers got a head start on their Black Friday shopping on …
