Dina Shaw, during Black Friday shopping at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg Friday, November 23, 2012. l John H. White ~Sun-Times
Harold Hauser (left) and Ruben Martinez take a moment to rest as others shop during Black Friday at Westfield Hawthorn Mall. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
Shoppers make their way through Westfield Hawthorn Mall in search of Black Friday specials on Nov. 23. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
Shoppers make their way through the mall Black Friday specials at Westfield Hawthorn Mall. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
Kristen Paulsen, 16, of Beach Park holds a camouflage bear she created at Build-A-Bear while shopping on Black Friday at Gurnee Mills. Paulsen was shopping with her boyfriend, Michael Hodge of Kenosha, Wisconsin and his brother, John. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Call it Black Friday. Call it Cyber Monday. Or call it Thankless Thursday if you stood in line after turkey dinner for an item that was sold out. For retailers, it’s all part of the fourth-quarter rush that for many will decide if the year …