Chicagoist: X-mas Tree Lighting Moved to -- a Tuesday at Noon?

chicagodom

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:17:25 -0600

If a ginormous tree is lit and no one cares, does it still make a sound?

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:41:13 -0600

How much money does this save, or is it just a symbolic gesture of cost-cutting? I would assume 5 or 10 city employees people at most are involved in the actual act of lighting the tree. Those same people will presumably be diverted from their regular duties to help light the tree at 2 on Tuesday. Christkindlmarket and State Street are still going to be busy with the after-Thanksgiving shopping crowd, so traffic control and extra police will be out anyway. So, exactly how much money does the city actually save by doing this?

stonepiano

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:40:54 -0600

and wouldn't you sound smug if faced with an single mother who had to tell her kids that she won't be home the day after thanksgiving because a bunch of people they don't know want to watch the big fat mayor turn on a light switch.

happygrl

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:08:25 -0600

At least they're still doing it at all.

jnewfry

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:25:21 -0600

at least they didn't move it way earlier...