Our Lady of Lourdes Church holds final mass in Uptown

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.

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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