Photos: Go inside the 29th annual Christkindlmarket at Chicago’s Daley Plaza

After pushback from organizers and vendors, city officials have decided to let up — to a degree — on the contentious capacity limit at Daley Plaza’s 29th annual Christkindlmarket, a development organizers say is a step in the right direction but still not sustainable for the beloved holiday tradition.

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