Rabbi Sholom Ber Raices, left, light candles on a menorah with Rabbi Yochanan Posner at Krier Plaza in Skokie during a Hanukkah celebration on Dec. 12, 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
People gather for a Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony at Fountain Square on Dec. 7, 2023, in downtown Evanston. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
People dance at Krier Plaza in Skokie to celebrate Hanukkah on Dec. 12, 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Rabbi Mendy Weg hugs freshman Adi Rosenstock after giving him Hanukkah gifts on the Northwestern University campus on Dec. 5, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Fire dancer Ethan Canastra performs at Krier Plaza during a Hanukkah celebration on Dec. 12, 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Children sit on the ground while listening to speakers at a Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony at Fountain Square on Dec. 7, 2023, in downtown Evanston. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Rabbi Mendy Weg drives around the Northwestern University campus in his "Hannukart" passing out dreidels and chocolate gelt on Dec. 5, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
The Shamash candle is placed back in the center after the first night candle is lit on a menorah during a Hanukkah ceremony at Fountain Square on Dec. 7, 2023, in Evanston. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Rabbi Mendy Weg hands out dreidels and chocolate gelt for Hanukkah on the Northwestern University campus on Dec. 5, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Rabbi Mendy Weg refills his bucket with more chocolate gelt for Hanukkah on the Northwestern campus on Dec. 5, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss attends a Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony at Fountain Square on Dec. 7, 2023, in Evanston. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Rabbi Mendy Weg high-fives freshman Yehuda Zilberstein after giving him some chocolate gelt for Hanukkah on the Northwestern University campus on Dec. 5, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein, second from right, dances with attendees of a Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony at Fountain Square on Dec. 7, 2023, in Evanston. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Judy Kotzin waves an Israeli flag while attending a Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony at Fountain Square on Dec. 7, 2023, in Evanston. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
A menorah is lit at Krier Plaza in Skokie to celebrate Hanukah on Dec. 12, 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)