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Gallery: Festive decorations sparkle and shine in Evanston’s businesses, public spaces

Though Northwestern’s campus is devoid of its usual winter lights this year, string lights adorn trees in downtown Evanston’s Fountain Square.
Though Northwestern’s campus is devoid of its usual winter lights this year, string lights adorn trees in downtown Evanston’s Fountain Square.
Hannah Webster/The Daily Northwestern

As the Chicago area saw colder weather and earlier sunsets, festive decor sprung up around Evanston. From storefront windows to public spaces, these seasonal touches have transformed the city into a wintry wonderland, complete with lights, tinsel, garlands and more.

Two miniature trees with red bows on either side of a small bench, covered in snow.
Small Christmas trees and a miniature bench sit outside Central Street’s Celtic Knot Public House, one of many festive storefronts on the street. (Hannah Webster/The Daily Northwestern)
Two miniature trees with red bows on either side of a small bench, covered in snow.
Outside Colectivo Coffee, string lights and garlands add detail to the downtown Evanston coffee shop’s roof.
(Hannah Webster/The Daily Northwestern)
A tree covered in snow and topped with a red bow next to a sign that reads “Independence Park.”
The city’s Independence Park is home to a festive tree topped with a red bow. ( Hannah Webster/The Daily Northwestern)
A window display containing miniature houses and a Christmas tree with colored lights.
A colorful Christmas tree and miniature houses fill a holiday window display at Hair by Fairuz on Sherman Avenue. (Hannah Webster/The Daily Northwestern)
A glowing sign reads “Stumble & Relish” in front of hanging lights, ornaments and tinsel.
In The Main-Dempster Mile business district, stumble & relish displays a storefront filled with lights, tinsel and ornaments. (Hannah Webster/The Daily Northwestern)
Small lights in the shape of Christmas trees, bells and gifts hang in a window.
In downtown Evanston, Artem Pop Up Gallery displays lights in the shape of Christmas trees, bells and wrapped gifts. (Hannah Webster/The Daily Northwestern)
String lights on a bush and a tree light up a dark street.
As daylight saving time brought earlier sunsets, businesses across Evanston illuminated streets with string lights.
(Hannah Webster/The Daily Northwestern)

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