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Though jack-o’-lanterns may still be out on porches, one of Chicago’s popular winter holiday events opens in less than a month.

Winterland at Gallagher Way in Chicago’s Wrigleyville neighborhood opens for the 2025 season on November 23.

Running through December 31, Winterland at Gallagher Way is open from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Special hours on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and select days during winter break can be found here.

Admission to the event is free and tickets are not required.

Patrons can purchase access to the holiday train and ice rink, merchandise from the Wrigleyville Christkindlmarket, food, drinks, and photobooth pictures at the event.

The ice rink will stick around after the Winterland closes, through February 15.

Skates can be rented for $16, or you can bring your own. Access to the rink costs $8.

Those hoping to visit Santa’s Workshop should wait to visit the Winterland until the workshop opens November 28. The workshop is open Fridays from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. December 5, featuring local music performers and giveaways.

The popular Pica’s Restaurant in Upper Darby will have its last dine-in day of service on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2025, ending a long and cherished run in the location.

The popular restaurant, which has been featured by Upper Darby native Tina Fey on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” said it is ending dining at the location as they transition to “a new building.”

Takeout will still be available for customers for the time being, and Pica’s other location in West Chester will not be impacted, the restaurant said.

First established in 1941, Pica’s was founded in West Philadelphia by Frank Pica, Sr., who brought a unique pizza flavor from Italy.

“He wanted to share his tradition of what he had in Italy,” Angelina Pica-Oandasan, the restaurant’s current owner, told NBC10 back in March. “And he would give that to his customers.”

Frank Pica, Jr., then took over when the restaurant moved to Upper Darby, where it remained a staple for decades.

Lifelong customer Joe Quigley said it’s the sauce that has helped him remain a loyal customer since the 1950s.

“It’s the sauce and it’s the people,” Quigley told NBC10 in March. “They have the knack to hire the right people.”

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