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Chicago celebrates Hanukkah, lighting 31-foot-tall Daley Plaza menorah

On the fifth night of Hanukkah, a crowd gathers in the Loop for a menorah lighting and to celebrate light and life.

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Christkindlmarket’s back Friday: Here’s everything you need to know about it

The market’s downtown location will offer a fast-entry pass option for the first time for visitors who want to skip the line and get right to the warm drink in a collectible mug.

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Christkindlmarket fast-entry passes available for Daley Plaza location

Passholders also will receive one highly coveted annual souvenir mug upon entry.

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Free HBCU Battle of the Bands showcases Chicago Football Classic talent at Daley Plaza

The Loop lunchtime crowd can catch a Friday show by bands and dancers in town for the game Saturday at Soldier Field.

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Chicago-area Christkindlmarkets to open Nov. 17 with new ‘fast-entry’ ticketing available

The beloved holiday shopping markets will return to Daley Plaza, Gallagher Way and to Aurora’s RiverEdge Park.

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Picture Chicago: This week’s 15 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

A tornado blew through the Chicago area, anti-violence activists held a die-in protest in Daley Plaza, and the Windy City Smokeout kicked off outside the United Center.

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Anti-violence activists hold ‘die-in’ during Daley Center farmer’s market

Youths, activists from across South Side protest violence in Chicago: ‘This is not normal’

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Johnson vows to ‘rebuild the social contract’ with Black Chicago, starting by building memorial to Burge torture victims

“Under my watch, we will make sure that the brutal history of police brutality is fully addressed,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said Friday said before the Juneteenth flag was raised in Daley Center Plaza.

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Food truck festival returns to Daley Plaza to serve up fresh favorites

The event — which runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays through Oct. 6 — is in its eighth year.

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Globetrotting doll lands in Chicago for ‘Mexico Week’

Lele, a 13-foot doll hand made in Queretaro, Mexico, was on display Tuesday at a Daley Plaza fiesta with traditional Mexican songs and dances performed by CPS students.

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Downtown Christkindlmarket to close Thursday for the season — 2 days early

The Aurora location will also close ahead of schedule due to the poor weather forecast, while the Wrigleyville market will close for the weekend but reopen next week.

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City misses deadline to make polling places accessible, mayoral candidates file their petitions and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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The annual Christkindlmarket opens at Daley Plaza, offering an array of holiday goods and treats

The market, inspired by European Christmas markets, will operate until Christmas. More than 50 venders sell everything from ornaments to mechanized puzzles.

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Food trucks, a staple in Daley Plaza every Friday, wrap up for the season

As many as 14 food trucks ring the plaza every Friday from May through the first week of October.

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Naturalization ceremony in Daley Plaza results in 63 new U.S. citizens

“This is the first step in achieving most of the goals I’ve set for myself,” said Sharon Celestine, 20, who came to Chicago from Nigeria.

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Urban Prep senior gets 73 college acceptance letters

For the past 13 years, Urban Prep Academies, with campuses downtown, in Bronzeville and in Englewood — has boasted that 100% of its graduating seniors are accepted to four-year colleges.

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Recent deaths of 2 trans women in Chicago solemn ‘reminders’ on Trans Day of Visibility

In categories including budgeting and safety, LGBTQ leaders with Brave Space Alliance and Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation gave the mayor’s and the sheriff’s efforts on protecting trans rights an “F.”

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Christkindlmarket returning to the suburbs with Aurora location for 2022

The Aurora event joins its highly anticipated Daley Plaza and Wrigleyville counterparts this holiday season.

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Thousands show support for Ukraine at downtown rally: ‘There is no more time to wait’

“It’s showing support for my family back in Ukraine,” 17-year-old Dasha Lukinova said Sunday afternoon at a rally in support of Ukraine that drew thousands to Daley Plaza.

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