For a number of years, local residents have enjoyed Homewood’s winter festival, Holiday Lights, but apparently the rest of the world is discovering the event, too.
The turnout Friday, Dec. 1, amazed some local residents and village officials.
Although no precise crowd count was available, Homewood Events Manager Allisa Opyd estimated at least 4,500 people attended, putting attendance about 50 percent higher than last year.
“It was crazy,” she said and noted that village officials…
