Hundreds of thousands are expected to gather in Des Plaines as a holy celebration is underway
The suburban shrine is expecting tens of thousands will pay homage to the Virgin Mary this year.
Celebrations for Our Lady of Guadalupe were canceled for Dec. 2020 due to COVID-19.
More than 100 horseback riders made their way to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Saturday.
A massive religious celebration is going at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe as tens of thousands of people make a pilgrimage to Des Plaines.
The overnight celebration begins with a Mass Friday evening. This year's pilgrimage comes just months after the removal of a prominent Latino priest who served as rector at the shrine.