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Roads near the Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora will be closed


Roads near the Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora will be closed

Aurora police will close some streets near the Chicago Premium Outlets mall on Friday to ease traffic flow in and out of the area as a large number of shoppers are expected for Black Friday, officials announced Wednesday.

Corporate Boulevard will be closed between Farnsworth Avenue and Church Road from 4 a.m. until about 7 p.m. Friday, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department. Corporate Boulevard stores can still be accessed by employees, visitors and deliveries from Church Road, officials said in the release.

Bilter Road between Church Road and Farnsworth Avenue will also be closed Friday from 4 a.m. to about 7 p.m., police said.

The Aurora Police Department may also temporarily close southbound traffic on Farnsworth Avenue between Butterfield Road and Bilter Road or eastbound traffic on Bilter Road from Farnsworth Avenue, according to the news release.

Aurora police expect “significant” traffic delays in the area over the Black Friday weekend, officials said. They urged the public to seek alternative routes avoiding the area unless heading to the Chicago Premium Outlets mall.

During Black Friday weekend, the Chicago Premium Outlets mall will be open Fridays from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the release said.

The Chicago Premium Outlets mall will remain closed on Thanksgiving, officials said.

The news release states that real-time updates on road closures will be posted on the Aurora Police Department’s Facebook page.

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