People walk past stores in the 500 block of North Michigan Avenue on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Chicago.
Melissa Piwaron and Andrew Sharafinski, both of Milwaukee, kiss after exiting a store in the 600 block of North Michigan Avenue on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Chicago.
Ever Lagunas shows his new Timberland shoes to his brother Erubey Lagunas, during Black Friday shopping at Woodfield Mall on Nov. 25, 2022 in Schaumburg.
Donna Schroeder, left, and Retschi Weiner consolidate recently purchased gifts into fewer bags while shopping on North State Street on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Chicago.
Chicago police officers carrying safety information cards wait for a crossing signal in the 400 block North Michigan Avenue on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.
Customers relax in between shopping during Black Friday activity at Woodfield Mall on Nov. 25, 2022 in Schaumburg.
People walk past stores in the 500 block of North Michigan Avenue on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Chicago.
Shoppers carry bags of goods on Chicago’s North State Street on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.
Black Friday shoppers make their way through Oak Brook Center, Nov. 25, 2022, in Oak Brook.
People walk through Macy’s on North State Street on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Chicago.
People dine in the Walnut Room atop Macy’s on North State Street on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.
A child rests with her boots off outside the Walnut Room Macy’s on North State Street, Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Chicago.
Crowds build during Black Friday sales at Woodfield Mall on Nov. 25, 2022 in Schaumburg.
Customers check their phones as they shop Black Friday sales at Woodfield Mall, Nov. 25, 2022.
People walk past a store decoration in the 400 block of North Michigan Avenue on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.
Shoppers exit after buying gifts at Water Tower Place on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.
A woman carries a gift bag from a store while walking south on North Wabash Avenue on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Chicago.
Shoppers rest in a lightly populated Block 37 shopping center on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Chicago.
Black Friday shopping in Nordstrom at Oak Brook Center on Nov. 25, 2022.
A long line outside the H&M Store during Black Friday sales at some Oak Brook Center retailers on Nov. 25, 2022.
Customers, outside of Macy’s, shop early looking for Black Friday deals at Oak Brook Center, Nov. 25, 2022.
Customers shop among the sale signs in The Gap at Oak Brook Center, Nov. 25, 2022.
Customers shop early during Black Friday sales in Nordstrom at Oak Brook Center, Nov. 25, 2022.
Shoppers are reflected in mirrors on the floor of the Oak Brook Center Nordstrom’s on Nov. 25, 2022.
Shoppers begin to fill Water Tower Place on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Chicago.
Matt Barber and Dean Wright, of Dayton, Ohio, wait for relatives to finish shopping at a store inside Water Tower Place on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.
Customers work their way in the Apple Store at Oak Brook Center, Nov. 25, 2022.
Shoppers at Oak Brook Center on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.
Merchant Alondra Ojeda prepares an ornament for shoppers at Water Tower Place on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.
A festive shopper with his holiday hat at Oak Brook Center on Nov. 25, 2022.
A shopper takes a break during Black Friday sales at Oak Brook Center in Oak Brook, Nov. 25, 2022.
Carolyn Christian carries bags of gifts down an escalator at Water Tower Place on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Christian said she began shopping at about 8 a.m. and was finished by 11 a.m., after buying gifts for seven people.
