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Holiday Pet Pics 2021: IL Readers Showcase Festive Furry Friends

Our annual roundup of pets reluctantly clad in festive sweaters, light-up garland and reindeer antlers keeps the holiday magic alive.

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Tess Bergeron was voted as having the "merriest" costume in Lemont's Ugly Sweater Pet Parade, Elaine Bergeron wrote to Patch.
Tess Bergeron was voted as having the "merriest" costume in Lemont's Ugly Sweater Pet Parade, Elaine Bergeron wrote to Patch. (via Elaine Bergeron)

ILLINOIS — There's no better way to keep the holiday spirit alive than beholding images of pets begrudgingly squeezed into festive sweaters, capped with faux antlers or adorned with strands of lights and garland. Patch readers shared several photos of their dogs, cats, birds and other pets decked out in festive finery for our 2021 roundup. Check out the excruciatingly adorable array below:

Rose Laukaitis
via David Aguiar
Jax Czajkowski poses with Santa (via Palos Heights Deputy Police Chief Bill Czajkowski)
via Jessica Lynch
via Megan Krolo
via Richard Garcia
via Lisa Klepek
via Lisa Klepek
via Dena Poppe
via Kevin Cody
via Rachel Simek
via Kristen Nicole
via Deborah Greene
via Steve Ladislas
via John Morgan
via Kathy Daley
via Irma Kalember
via Marcia Braden
via Mag Hunssinger
via Michelle Thorsell
via Triona O'Connell
via Lauren Bachar
via Pamela McKuen
via Kathryn Germolec

Have a holiday pet pic you'd like to show off? Post it in the comments!

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