• Posted: November 25, 2020
• All Tech Energy, better communities

 

Through January 7, 2021, the City of Chicago’s “official” Christmas tree – presented by Powering Chicago – will be shining brightly in Millennium Park following the installation of 65,000 multi-colored lights in recent weeks by IBEW Local 134 electricians working for Schaumburg-based electrical contractor All Tech Energy.

The tree, a 45-foot Blue Spruce donated by a family in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood, was illuminated on November 19, 2020, by representatives from Powering Chicago, the Electrical Contractors’ Association of City of Chicago, and the Diaz family, guests of Powering Chicago from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana.

All Tech Energy, selected to light the tree for the first time, is a WBE and DBE company founded in 1994. To get the tree ready for the 2020 holiday season, skilled union electricians from IBEW Local 134 working for All Tech spooled approximately 4.7 miles of lights destined to adorn the tree, wrapping connections in electrical tape and testing them frequently to ensure that the lights will continue to function correctly regardless of any inclement winter weather.

To learn more about All Tech’s work on the 2020 tree, click here.