Photos: ‘Force Friday’ in Chicago

Disney Store employee Jessica Iorio, 21, plays with Lawson Salgado, 4, while he waits with his father for the unboxing of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” toys on North Michigan Avenue on Sept. 3.

(Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

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Sept. 4, 2015 11:34 AM PT

Lawson Salgado, 4, stands outside The Disney Store before the unboxing of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” toys on North Michigan Avenue in the early hours of on Sept. 4, 2015, in Chicago.

(Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Fans wait outside The Disney Store for the unboxing of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” toys on North Michigan Avenue Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, in Chicago.

(Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Fans wait outside The Disney Store for the unboxing of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” toys on North Michigan Avenue Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, in Chicago.

(Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

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Photos: ‘Force Friday’ in Chicago

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