– Metra is running its annual Santa Safety Trains, which carry Santa Claus into the Chicago area. The schedule is as follows: Dec. 3, Milwaukee West Line leaves Elgin at 9:30 a.m. and Chicago at 11:50 a.m.; Dec. 4, Milwaukee North Line leaves Fox Lake at 10:15 a.m. and Chicago at 1:10 p.m.; Dec. 10, the Heritage Corridor service leaves Joliet at 10 a.m. and Chicago at 1 p.m.; and Dec. 11, the Metra Electric leaves University Park at 8:20 a.m. and Chicago at 11:05 a.m. Fares are $3 for all ages and require advanced purchase. Tickets are available at the stations on each line that have a sales clerk and at the Ogilvie Transportation Center and LaSalle Street Station. Call 312-322-6777.
– The 28th annual Chicagoland Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade begins at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 4 at Dan Ryan Woods, 85th Street and Western Avenue, Chicago. The parade will proceed up Western to the Marine Reserve Center at Foster Avenue and Troy Street. Participants can begin gathering at 8 a.m. and should bring an unwrapped new toy or game–but no plush toys for health reasons. Visit www.chicagolandtft.org or call 773-866-TOYS (8697).
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