Images: Tree lighting ceremonies and parades usher in the holiday season
Posted November 23, 2018 12:00 am
Antioch and Wheaton held parades Friday evening while Arlington Heights and St. Charles held lighting ceremonies to officially usher in the holiday season.
Arlington Heights Mayor Thomas Hayes reacts to the lights coming on Friday night in North School Park.
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Hersey High School students sing songs of the season during the Arlington Heights tree lighting ceremony Friday in North School Park.
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People gather Friday evening during the Arlington Heights tree lighting ceremony in North School Park.
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Hersey High School students sing songs of the season during the Arlington Heights tree lighting ceremony Friday in North School Park.
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Santa and his elves participate in the Christmas parade in downtown Wheaton on Friday.
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Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.comJosh King of Wheaton poses for a photo with daughter Violet, 2 and Lincoln, 3, right, before the Christmas parade in Wheaton on Friday.
Wheaton held its Christmas parade and tree lighting ceremony Friday.
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Colorful characters make their way down the parade route Friday in Wheaton.
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Colorful characters make their way down the parade route Friday in Wheaton.
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Santa rides on a horse drawn carriage in the Antioch Christmas parade along Main Street Friday.
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Layla Wubs, 7, of Antioch waves to Santa during the Antioch Christmas parade Friday.
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Kids lean try to get a glimpse of Santa during the Antioch Christmas parade along Main Street Friday.
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Characters from the movie Frozen interact with kids during the Antioch Christmas parade Friday.
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Two-year-old Lily Murphy of St. Charles breaks out in laughter after hearing Santa belt out a "Ho, Ho, Ho" during the Lighting of the Lights at the First Street Plaza in St. Charles Friday.
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Dara Adedara, 17, and a combined chorale from St. Charles East and North sing carols during the Lighting of the Lights at the First Street Plaza in St. Charles Friday. Adedara attends St. Charles North.
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Two-year-old Duncan Labanen of St. Charles points to the courtyard full of lights with his dad, Nick, during the Lighting of the Lights at the First Street Plaza in St. Charles Friday.
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