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City officials have put a 1,553-visitor limit on the Christkindlmarket, affecting vendors and putting the nearly 30-year-long event at risk.
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Chicago Tribune

Christkindlmarket vendors ‘hopeful’ for resolution over new Daley Center capacity limit

When city officials put a 1,553-person capacity limit last week on people entering Daley Plaza’s 29th annual Christkindlmarket, vendors like Wolfgang Poennighaus say it put their chances of returning to the beloved holiday season event next year at risk.

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