Celebrations for Our Lady of Guadalupe continue Thursday in Des Plaines
Roman Catholics do this yearly as part of their devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Roman Catholics do this yearly as part of their devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
It's a tradition they're holding in tandem with their friends and family in Mexico, bringing offerings to the Virgin Mary, thanking her for what they've received this year, and leaving her with prayers for the upcoming year.
Roman Catholics do this every year as part of their devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe. There are blessings handed out at the entrance as followers bring flowers and candles.
Everyone was more than willing to brave biting winds and temperatures in the 20s.
Organizers said that people have been coming to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe all day, and they do not expect the cold to make any difference. Sara Machi reports.
The opening mass for the feast day was set to take place Wednesday night at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
To visit the holy site in Des Plaines, everyone was more than willing to brave biting winds and temperatures in the 20s. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Each year, more than 300,000 people make their way to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines.
Des Plaines police said just before 3 a.m., two men in a white Nissan Altima were traveling through the parking lot when they got out wearing ski masks and approached the first victim, a 32-year-old man from Itasca.
Police said preliminary information suggests that the incident was isolated and there is no threat to the community.
Police said the bicyclist and driver exchanged words when the driver saw the bicyclist going the wrong way down Miner Street, and the bicyclist ended up stabbing the driver.
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