>> Chicago's German-style Christkindl market is one of the city's most beloved holiday traditions drawing visitors from around the world.

But it could be getting a little too popular this year.

City officials said a capacity limit on visitors to the market and organizers say it's hurting business.

A compromise is in the works.

But could it be too little too late?

Our Patty wet Lee is here to bring us up to speed.

Patty, what capacity limits did the city imposed and how those compare to previous years?

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So the market's been around for close to 30 years, all but one of them in Daly Plaza.

And it's been a pretty free flowing in and out kind of thing.

So there haven't been any capacity limits.

>> Except for in 2021 when we had some COVID era restrictions, the markets organizer, which is the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest says on typical day, 4 to 5,000 people are there at any one time.

And there are spikes around the weekends and like in those days, right up to Christmas, this city citing safety concerns and some may be tougher restrictions may be applying city codes.

More strictly put the limits at about 1500 people at any one time.

And that's even 2000 people less than what was allowed during that COVID year when there was social distancing.

So well below what market vendors are used to seeing.

So what's been been the reaction from those vendors as well as visitors will they say they've had to lay off staff because there's nothing for people to do the plaza is very empty compared to what it normally is.

So their sales are down.

Some folks are saying we're having to wait in line for like an hour to get in and it looks like the plaza's deserted.

So why are we not being let in?

But then other people are like it was great to find Philly, not Bill claustrophobic and to be able to see the merchandise and enjoy yourself.

So a tiny bit of a mix, but a lot of people seem to think that maybe the city like aired too far on the side of caution.

So where do things stand now?

So the city grant another 1000 people.

So they raise the roof and the limit about 2500.

But organizers are like that's still below COVID and that COVID era restriction about 3500 people is what they say is like the basement of what vendors need to to actually maybe break even coming here.

So they still want it up to that 4 to 5,000 people.

Conversations are ongoing, including may be looking at some alternate sites for 2026.

Going forward or maybe putting these limits in place well in advance instead of telling organizers the day before the market opens.

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It is well underway right Hopefully they will figure things out either in time for the season or the next.

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