Children meet Santa during Schaumburg tree lighting
Schaumburg's annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony Friday night included caroling and a visit from Santa Claus.
Santa arrived at the Prairie Center for the Arts with an escort from the Schaumburg Fire Department. The plaza tree is decorated with ornaments crafted by area youth groups and organizations.
After the tree lighting, Santa met with children in the Prairie Center's Maggie Atcher Theatre.
Santa greets children during Schaumburg's annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony Friday night at the Prairie Center for the Arts.
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Santa and Schaumburg Village President Al Larson, along with Larson's granddaughter Lauren Gallagher, flip the switch during the village's annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony outside the Prairie Center for the Arts Friday night.
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A young boy stares up at the Christmas tree during Schaumburg's annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony Friday night outside the Prairie Center for the Arts.
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People take pictures by the tree Friday night during Schaumburg's annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony outside the Prairie Center for the Arts.
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Adrian Ryczkowski of Roselle and his 2-year-old son, Max, check out the tree during Schaumburg's annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony outside the Prairie Center for the Arts Friday night.
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