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What's Open, Closed for 4th of July in Plainfield

Before you head out the door, check here to find what's going on Independence Day.

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What to know about what's closed — and what's not — this Independence Day in Plainfield.

For more on what's happening this 4th of July:


Government, police, trash pickup

  • Village Hall: Plainfield Village Hall, 24401 W. Lockport St., is closed Thursday.
  • Plainfield Township: The township office, 22525 W. Lockport St., is also closed on July 4.
  • Trash collection: Trash collection will be delayed by one day because the Fourth of July falls on a weekday. (Visit the Waste Management website and enter your ZIP code to see the holiday pickup schedule)
  • Emergency: Call 911 for police or fire emergencies. For any non-emergency, call the Plainfield Police Department at (815) 436-2341.

Around town

  • Post office: The Plainfield Post Office, 14855 S. Van Dyke Rd., will not be open on the Fourth of July, nor will there be any mail delivery or pickup. 
  • Library: The Plainfield Pubic Library will be not be open Thursday, but you can still drop off borrowed books, DVDs, etc., in the book return. The library is also always open online: www.plainfieldpubliclibrary.org. The library will be open regular hours on Wednesday, July 3 (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) and Friday, July 5 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

Businesses

  • Movies: Need to get out on the Fourth of July? Check out what's playing in theaters close to Plainfield: What's Playing at the Movies?
  • Banks: Most banks will be closed on Wednesday, so call your branch before you head out the door.

Metra schedules

The BNSF line will be running a special schedule Wednesday, July 3; the Heritage Corridor Line will run a normal weekday schedule.

On July 4, there will be no service on the Heritage Corridor line, while the BNSF line will operate on the Sunday/holiday schedule.

BNSF Line - July 3

Additional trains:

  • 12:20 PM - Express to Downers Grove and makes all stops to Aurora
  • 2:25 PM - Express to Naperville/Route 59
  • 3:10 PM - Express to Naperville/Route 59
  • 3:50 PM - Express to Naperville/Route 59/Aurora
Modified trains:
  • 3:21 PM - (#1241) - Will terminate at Downers Grove, Main Street
  • 4:26 PM - (#1274) - Will depart from Downers Grove, Main Street and will not stop at Aurora.

Canceled trains:

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5:32 PM - (#1271)

All other trains operate on the normal Weekday schedule

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To see the full modified schedule, head to metrarail.com.

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