CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the technical problems that marked the inaugural festival commemorating the Great Chicago Fire won’t stop the city from planning another one.

Emanuel said Wednesday the fact that thousands of people came out for the festival Saturday despite cold and rainy weather is a signal it “touched a spirit in Chicago” and should continue.

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