Crowds packed the Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago and the annual Holiday Parade of Lights in Naperville.

Cyndi Lauper, "The Wizard of Oz" in concert, Jennifer Hudson and many more musicmakers are all coming to town this month.

A festive celebration was made even brighter by the joy of a young boy who underwent a heart transplant this spring.

Chicagoans gathered for Thanksgiving festivities, the lights for the beloved Millennium Park Christmas tree were switched on, ...