Millennium Park Chicago 2019

Christmas, Millennium Park and Chicago

Chicago Christmas Tree lights up Millennium Park, Christkindlmarket opens as holiday fun begins

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago flips the switch on the holidays Friday in Millennium Park. The city's Christmas tree lighting kicks off with music at 5 p.m., the main program at 6 p.m. and the big moment around 6:25 p.m. Guests can expect performances, fireworks, and even a New Year's Eve preview. The Mason family donated this year's tree.

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Chicago police respond to reported shooting in the Loop, just blocks from Millennium Park Christmas tree

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1 teen dead, 8 wounded in 2 shootings in downtown Chicago

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1 dead, 8 wounded after 2 shootings in the Loop, hours after Chicago's Christmas tree lighting

One person died and eight people were wounded in a pair of shootings late Friday night in the Loop, just hours after Chicago lit the city's official Christmas tree.

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14-year-old killed, 8 others hurt in Chicago shootings after Christmas tree lighting

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Witnesses describe chaos in the Loop after shots fired near Chicago Theatre

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Holiday season kicks off as thousands gather for Chicago’s Millennium Park tree lighting

The holiday season officially began in Chicago Friday evening as thousands packed Millennium Park for the city’s annual tree-lighting ceremony

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Chicago lights Christmas tree in Millennium Park

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's holiday celebration got official Friday night as the city lit its Christmas tree in Millennium Park. The 106th Annual Chicago Christmas Tree Lighting got underway in Millennium Park at Michigan Avenue and Washington Street at 6 p ...

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Annual City of Chicago Christmas Tree Lighting is Friday night in Millennium Park. What to know if you’re going

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — One of the country’s oldest holiday traditions happened Friday evening in Chicago.