Fireworks burst as Chicago’s Christmas tree is lit during a ceremony in Millennium Park on Nov. 22, 2024, near Michigan Avenue and Washington Street. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)
Chicago’s official 2024 Christmas tree is lit in a ceremony in Millennium Park. The 53-foot Colorado blue spruce was planted 50 years ago by former Logan Square homeowner Jim Mulligan.
Thomas Vang, from Minnesota, captures images of Chicago's official Christmas tree at the lighting ceremony, Nov. 22, 2024, in Millennium Park. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)A star tops Chicago’s 111th annual Christmas tree during a lighting ceremony Nov. 22, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)
Chicago’s official Christmas tree was lit during a ceremony on Nov. 22, 2024, in Millennium Park near the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Washington Street. The 53-foot Colorado blue spruce was donated from a Logan Square home. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)People pose for photos after Chicago’s 111th annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, Nov. 22, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)A selfie is made after Chicago's official Christmas tree was lit on Nov. 22, 2024, in Millennium Park. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)
A BrightView Landscapes worker severs the trunk of Chicago’s 2024 Christmas tree, a 53-foot Colorado blue spruce, in the Logan Square neighborhood, Nov. 1, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)Workers and neighbors look at the 53-foot Colorado blue spruce in Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago on Nov. 1, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)Former resident Gerrie Mulligan watches as workers cut down Chicago’s 2024 Christmas tree, planted by her father 50 years ago, Nov. 1, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)
BrightView Landscapes workers tie Chicago’s 2024 Christmas tree to a trailer on Nov. 1, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)After being cut and lifted by a crane, BrightView Landscapes workers tie down Chicago’s 2024 Christmas tree on Nov. 1, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)After being cut and lifted by a crane, BrightView Landscapes workers prepare to tie down Chicago’s 2024 Christmas tree to a truck trailer on Nov. 1, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)
Former resident Gerrie Mulligan holds needles she picked up from the ground after Chicago’s 2024 Christmas tree, a 53-foot Colorado blue spruce planted 50 years ago by her father, former homeowner Jim Mulligan, was cut down in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago on Nov. 1, 2024. Gerrie grew up in the house and watched her father plant the tree. Jim died in 2022. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)
After being cut, BrightView Landscapes' Jim Williams counts the rings from the stump of Chicago’s 2024 Christmas tree, a 53-foot Colorado blue spruce, on Nov. 1, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)BrightView Landscapes workers tie down Chicago’s 2024 Christmas tree, a 53-foot Colorado blue spruce, after it was cut down in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago on Nov. 1, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)
After cutting Chicago’s 2024 Christmas tree, BrightView Landscapes' Jim Williams counts the rings from the stump on Nov. 1, 2024. The thin logs cuts from the stump will be made into plaques to be gifted to the current and former families of the home. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)Current homeowner Sarah Holden, right, talks to neighbor Nilda Garcia before workers cut down Chicago’s 2024 Christmas tree in Logan Square neighborhood on Nov. 1, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)
