Every Hanukkah, celebrants of the Jewish holiday light a new candle on their menorahs every day for eight days.
Locals celebrated the tradition with their own menorah lighting at Constitution Court in Forest Park.
Originally scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 14, the first night of Hanukkah, the Village of Forest Park rescheduled its menorah lighting on Dec. 16 because of freezing temperatures.
Rabbi Yitzchok Bergstein of Chabad of Oak Park-River Forest prepares the menorah | Todd Bannor 
Rabbi Bergstein speaks before lighting the menorah | Todd Bannor 
Rabbi Bergstein and Mayor Rory Hoskins | Todd Bannor 
Rabbi Bergstein lights a menorah candle with assistance from Mayor Rory Hoskins | Todd Bannor 
Rabbi Bergstein holds a menorah candle | Todd Bannor 
Rabbi Bergstein passes out latkes after the lighting ceremony | Todd Bannor
That Tuesday evening, about a dozen people gathered on Madison Street to watch Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins help officials from Chabad of Oak Park-River Forest to light a large menorah in Constitution Court.
“This event is always a meaningful tradition for our community, and it reflects the diversity and sense of togetherness that make Forest Park such a wonderful place to live,” Village Administrator Rachell Entler said in the village newsletter.
