Kites fill Chicago lakefront sky for annual festival

Saturday, May 2, 2015
CHICAGO (WLS) -- On a beautiful Saturday, many parents told their kids to go fly a kite, and for good reason.

A nice crowd gathered at Montrose Harbor in the city's Lincoln Park neighborhood for the 17th annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival.
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The city of Chicago provided free kite kits for kids to build and decorate their own kites.

A popular highlight is the pinata-like kite filled with candy that drops from the sky.

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