WEDNESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Amtrak spokesman will be available for interviews and to provide tips for holiday travel. Photos and video of arriving and departing trains and passengers also available. Until 10:30 a.m. Also 3-6 p.m. Chicago Union Station, 225 S. Canal St. Contact: Marc Magliari, (312) 544-5390.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago will hold their annual interfaith Thanksgiving service. First United Methodist Church, Chicago Temple, 77 W. Washington St. Contact: Kevin Lampe, (312) 617-7280 or kevin@kurthlampe.com.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chef Quentin Love and the staff of The Turkey Chop hand out free Thanksgiving turkeys for West Side residents. Until 4 p.m. 2506 W. Chicago Ave. Contact: (773) 580-8011 or turkeychopchicago@gmail.com.
4 p.m. — (DEERFIELD) Annual Downtown Lighting Ceremony. Village Centre Plaza, 695 Deerfield Rd., Deerfield. Contact: (847) 945-4660.
5 p.m. — (MOUNT PROSPECT) Village hosts annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and Christkindlmarket. Village Hall, Busse Avenue at Route 83, Mount Prospect. Contact: mthanopoulos@mountprospect.org.
WEDNESDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Felix Fajardo, charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving death; Accused of a fatal hit-and-run crash on 2-21-16 in the Avondale neighborhood. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Alan Padilla, charged with first-degree murder; Teenager accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old Jalen Stogner 08-31-2012 while he and his mother were at a South Side laundromat. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
*NOTE: The Sun-Times Wire staff will verify all Daybook listings in advance, but last-minute changes or cancellations can occur. We strongly recommend that media outlets call to confirm events before assigning.