There’s a brand new Hallmark Christmas movie based on a story that takes place in a town in Ilinois. This new film is bound to put the Land of Lincoln on the map once again. Check out when you can catch this new flick:

Christmas Under The Stars is a brand new holiday Hallmark Channel movie based on a soon-to-be-published novel set in Richton Park, Illinois.
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It first aired on TV in November and will show again on Sunday, December 8, 2019, at 5 p.m.
The author, Rikk Dunlap, is a 57-year-old maintenance worker for Homewood-Flossmoor High School and his personal story is nearly fit for the movies itself.
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He grew up on Chicago's south side and had an aspiration for writing and reading though he claims he was not good at his English classes.
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Never attaining higher education, he married his high school sweetheart but soon after admitted he had a drinking problem. Dunlap's wife left him, and it wasn't long after that he sobered up and regained some control over his life.
Having always aspired to be a writer, Dunlap used writing to help him through his sobriety.
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He wrote down his memories, some of which were hard to deal with and some of which were sweet and which built the backbone of his Hallmark Christmas movie.
The film is about a widower who takes a job at a Christmas tree lot after being fired from his firm.
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It is here that he meets an astronomy teacher who has always had her eyes on the stars, and of course, they slowly fall in love.
The movie stars Jesse Metcalfe as well as Autumn Reeser, and it is sure to replay many times throughout the holiday season.
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Though filming took place in Los Angeles, you may still get the feel of this town when you watch the film.
This new Christmas Hallmark movie puts this southern Chicago suburb on the map. Soon, everyone will want to get their Christmas trees from the stands around here. Maybe a little love can be found there too.
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For more like this, check out eight places around Illinois that have shown up in famous movies.

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