CHICAGO (WLS) -- Parishioners gathered Sunday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church for its final mass.
The church has been in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood for more than 100 years.
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It is closing after the parish merged with Saint Mary of the Lake in Buena Park, as part of the church's efforts to consolidate resources.
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Following the mass, there was a procession to Saint Mary of the Lake on North Sheridan.
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There has been a community effort hopes to preserve the 108-year-old building by designating it as a historic landmark.
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