Naperville’s Buttonwood neighborhood is a bit brighter this holiday season, thanks to some neighborly goodwill and a bit of crafty construction.

Buttonwood neighbors brainstorm light arches

Resident Erica Markewych and a crew of her neighbors came together to erect a row of light arches along the sidewalks outside of their homes.

“We were like, ‘Wouldn’t it be fun when it’s cold, to do something with lights and get people excited to go on their evening walks, especially because it gets dark so quickly?’ So we came up with this. We saw this online, and luckily, we had a bunch of neighbors that were really into it, specifically in this area, so we got them up right away,” Markewych said.

Handmade light arches brighten neighborhood

The families made the arches themselves with PVC pipes a

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