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Beloved Xmas House shines on, year after death of its creator

CHICAGO – For 35 years, Chicago businessman Frank Lopez made Christmas brighter, first for his neighbors, then the whole city. His stately Logan Square Victorian, known to locals as the Christmas House, gleamed with thousands of lights. There were sparkling life-size reindeer and shiny red poinsettias as big as your head, as well as the usual Santas, candy canes and stars, and eye-popping ...

CHICAGO – For 35 years, Chicago businessman Frank Lopez made Christmas brighter, first for his neighbors, then the whole city.

His stately Logan Square Victorian, known to locals as the Christmas House, gleamed with thousands of lights. There were sparkling life-size reindeer and shiny red poinsettias as big as your head, as well as the usual Santas, candy canes and stars, and eye-popping signature pieces: a

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