What's Open, What's Closed On Presidents Day 2020 In Oswego

OSWEGO, IL —Presidents Day is Monday Feb. 17, and a variety of services will be closed in Oswego that day.

The holiday, which was originally established in 1885 to honor President George Washington, will provide a much-appreciated three-day weekend for many. But it also means that services such as the U.S. Post Office, banks and public schools will not open.

Here's a breakdown of how the holiday could affect your routine.

What's Open:

• Oswego Public Library, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• Early voting at the Kendall County Office, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• All Oswegoland Park District facilities; check the Parks District website for information on specific facility hours or events.

What's Closed:

• All Oswego District 308 schools
• Oswego Village Offices
• Oswego U.S. Post Offices
• All Kendall County Offices EXCEPT for early voting
• Kendall County 23rd Judicial Circuit Court

Trash pick-up days will NOT be affected by Presidents Day.

The transition in the holiday's name from Washington's Birthday to Presidents Day began in the late 1960s as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The bill proposed that the country celebrate holidays on Monday rather than when birthdays fell on the calendar so workers could have a three-day weekend.

During the debate of that bill, it was proposed that Washington's Birthday be renamed Presidents Day to celebrate the birthdays of both Washington on Feb. 22 and President Abraham Lincoln's birthday on Feb. 12.

Congress actually rejected the name change in the 1968 version of the bill. However, after the bill went into effect in 1971, Presidents Day became the commonly accepted name.