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Mount Prospect welcomes holiday season

Posted November 25, 2015 12:00 am

Daily Herald report

Mayor Arlene Juracek, Mikey Cassady, 11, and his sister Kelly, 9, throw the candy-cane switch during Mount Prospect's tree-lighting ceremony Wednesday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com

Mount Prospect ushered in the holiday season Wednesday, lighting the official village tree outside village hall and helping visitors get a jump on Black Friday shopping with the fourth annual Christkindlmarket.

Mayor Arlene Juracek led the event, highlighted by the switching on of more than 5,000 lights that adorn a 30-foot-tall Colorado blue spruce donated by a village family. The tree was chosen by the village's public works department from about a dozen offered in response to an appeal in the village newsletter.

The Madrigal Singers of Prospect High School, directed by Jennifer Troiano, performed, and the Mount Prospect Lions Club served hot cocoa and cookies, many donated by local businesses.

The Christkindlmarket, held in the village hall's Community Room, featured a variety of vendors selling unique items for the holidays.

The Prospect High School Madrigal Singers perform during Mount Prospect's tree-lighting ceremony Wednesday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com

Mount Prospect's Christmas tree shines brightly after the lighting ceremony Wednesday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com

Genevieve Larson, 3, of Mount Prospect watches Mount Prospect's tree-lighting ceremony with her mom, Stacy, on Wednesday night. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com

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