{"id":8321,"date":"2025-12-13T01:36:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=8321"},"modified":"2025-12-13T01:36:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:36:22","slug":"photos-carriage-rides-offer-magical-tour-through-celebration-of-lights-in-la-salle-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=8321","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Carriage rides offer magical tour through Celebration of Lights in La Salle. &#8211; Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"robot-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/shawmedia\/34QQ2NCIR5DC3GFXJNEAY4WT4I.jpg?w=860&#038;ssl=1\" \/><br \/>Dancers performe during the Our Lady of Guadalupe vigil Chichimeca dance on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2025 at St. Patrick&#x27;s Catholic Church in La Salle. 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