The 45 foot blue spruce will be cut down at the home of the De La Cruz family in Darien and then head to the city where it will be decorated for the November 17th tree lighting. Abby De La Cruz wrote a letter to the city explaining her parents moved to Chicago from the Philippines and Chicago is where they met and it is the perfect way for her family to give back to the city. Darien Mayor Joseph Marchese says the city of Darien will plant a new tree in the family’s yard this spring