(Crain's) — Sales are to begin Saturday at the 200 Borders bookstores that the chain is closing, including 15 in the Chicago area.

Customers can get discounts of up to 40% at the closing stores, according to a release from Michigan-based Borders Group Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. CDs, DVDs and other items will have "substantial price reductions," the company said.

The Borders Rewards programs are still in effect — customers can earn and redeem the rewards at all stores and online, Borders said. Gift cards also are valid.

Here are the local stores that are closing:

• Chicago, 2817 N. Clark St.

• Chicago, 2210 W. 95th St.

• Chicago, 6103 N. Lincoln Ave.

• Chicago, 4718 N. Broadway

• Chicago, 755 W. North Ave.

• Bolingbrook, 161 N. Weber Road

• Crystal Lake, 6000 Northwestern Highway

• Deerfield, 49 S. Waukegan Road

• Evanston, 1700 Maple Ave.

• Matteson, 4824 W. 211th St.

• McHenry, 2221 Richmond Road

• Merrillville, Ind., 2074 Southlake Mall

• Mt. Prospect, 909 N. Elmhurst Road

• Norridge, 7100 W. Forest Preserve Drive

• St. Charles, 3539 E. Main

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