The Loop boomed with music, from Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration,” to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” with the holiday cheer helping remedy chattering teeth during the chilly, windy parade.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thanksgiving festivities took over a packed State Street on a brisk Thursday morning for the 90th annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade. "We're starting to get cold," Chris Janick from Leland, Illinois, said. "We actually came out last night got a hotel room and wanted to see this parade."

LOOP — Smiles and festive attire were plentiful along State Street as thousands lined up to watch the 90th Chicago Thanksgiving Parade Thursday morning. The annual celebration brought music, worldwide cultures, giant balloons, dancing and more as over 100 groups made their way through the Loop. Even Santa and Mrs. Claus made an appearance.

The Lions and Packers both secured wins on Thanksgiving and improved to 11-1 and 8-3, respectively. That puts pressure on Minnesota to take care of a good Cardinals team on Sunday, get to 10-2, and maintain its spot in between those two rivals heading into the final five weeks of the season.

A 21-year-old man was fatally shot inside an apartment on Thanksgiving, according to Minneapolis police. The shooting happened a little after 6 p.m. on the 700 Block of Emerson Avenue North. Police responded to the scene where the found a man with life-threatening injuries.

A Thanksgiving morning gathering ended in tragedy when a mass shooting at a home in San Antonio, Texas, left two people dead and two others injured. Five people, who all knew each other, had spent the night at a house in the 600 block of Potomac Street,

Gunfire caused two deaths and injuries at an apartment complex in west Fort Worth and a house on the east side. Another victim was found in a crashed car.

While the Salvation Army serves the community all year round, it is on Thanksgiving Day when the organization makes its biggest impact.

Last Friday, a 12-day civil trial concluded with a… The days of home-cooked Thanksgiving feasts for Todd Chrisley and Josh Duggar are long gone. Hiker Sam Benastick was found by two men on Tuesday after spending more than a month in the snowy British Columbia wilderness.

The Salvation Army provided over 500 meals to the community for Thanksgiving Day. RELATED \| Salvation Army opens doors for Thanksgiving feast with no judgment,