Briefs: Lambs Farm show coming
The 27th annual Lambs Farm holiday arts and crafts extravaganza will be held Nov. 29 through Dec. 2 at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. More than 600 artists, craftsmen and folk artists from around the country will display and sell their work during the show. The proceeds will benefit Lambs Farm's programs for people with developmental disabilities. During the event, Lambs Farm will host a booth featuring homemade jellies, cookies, chocolates, sauces, breads and scented candles. The cost is $8 per person. For group rates, call (630) 325-8080. Exhibit hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 29, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 30, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 2.
Pediatric clinic expanding
Starting Tuesday, the Lake County Health Department's Belvidere Community Health Center, 2400 Belvidere Road, Waukegan, will accept walk-in clients for pediatric services from 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. Clients can receive the same services offered during the health department's regular pediatric clinics without an appointment. Services include: immunizations, preventive care, healthy and sick visits, nutrition counseling and referral to outside specialists. The center offers a medical and dental services for low-income and medically underserved people who lack access to health care and prevention services. No one is turned away due to the inability to pay. For more information, call (847) 377-8400.
Buy a book, help a school
Libertyville High School will hold a fundraiser at the Barnes & Noble store at Westfield Shoppingtown Hawthorn in Vernon Hills on Saturday. A portion of all sales from the day will benefit Libertyville High programs. Customers should mention the school when making a purchase or download and present a coupon that can be found at lhswildcats.org. Additionally, face-painting, children's crafts and other activities are scheduled.
Rockettes in Gurnee
Radio City Music Hall's Rockettes will hoof it starting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Gurnee Mills. The Rockettes' special free performance will be in the show court near Entry G and the JC Penney store. The Rockettes will be part of the festivities starting the Christmas season and Santa Claus' arrival at Gurnee Mills, just west of the Tri-State Tollway and Grand Avenue.
Trio charged with burglary
Three members of a burglary ring responsible for stealing at least $500,000 in high-end appliances from new homes under construction across suburban Chicago have been arrested, Highland Park police announced Thursday. Maciej Wyszynski, 32, of the 100 block of Hunt Club Road in Mount Prospect; and Marcin Wojdowski, 32, and Sylvester Czyzewski, both of the 8600 block of Catherine Street in Chicago, were arrested Wednesday after committing a residential burglary in the morning in Woodstock, said Highland Park police Cmdr. David Schwarz. He said the men were captured when they arrived at a Schiller Park storage facility where they planned to drop off the stolen appliances. He said the trio was charged with residential burglary, theft over $10,000 and criminal damage to property. Schwarz said search warrants were executed for homes in Mount Prospect and Chicago. Also arrested was Michael Wyszynski, 24, of Hunt Club Road in Mount Prospect. Schwarz said Michael Wyszynski was charged with possession of stolen property when a refrigerator reported taken from a Des Plaines home was recovered in the home he shared with his brother. Schwarz said a police task force was formed when area detectives noticed a pattern of at least 15 burglaries involving upscale kitchen appliances. Additional charges against the suspects are pending, he said.