Holiday walk through Downtown Waukegan

Clarissa Garcia, 8 of Waukegan, plays the mandolin with her 2nd grade class from Glen Flora Elementary at Genesee Theater during the Holiday Walk through downtown Waukegan. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Celeste Angarola, 4 of Waukegan, eating a marshmallow during the Holiday Walk through downtown Waukegan, where a small fire was constructed to make s'mores. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Payten Morash, 10 of Great Lake, colors a reindeer at Urban Edge Art Gallery during the Holiday Walk through downtown Waukegan. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Genesee Theater has been decorated to bring in a sense of warmth and comfort during the holidays, with a visually enchanting sort of feel. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

The second graders from Glen Flora Elementary perform a "Winter Sing" during the Holiday Walk through downtown Waukegan at Genesee Theater, along with performances from all the other grades. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

People gather around a small fire in downtown Waukegan to roast marshmellows and make s'mores, during the Holiday Walk.  From left, is Celeste and Michael Angarola and Sol and Diego Antunez . | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Dogs line up with their masters to get photos with Santa at W.A.G.S. (Waukegan Animals Getting Saved) during the Holiday Walk through downtown Waukegan, with all proceedings going to their cause. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Susan Elliot's dog "Boz" all dressed up for his photograph with Santa at W.A.G.S. (Waukegan Animals Getting Saved) during the Holiday Walk through downtown Waukegan, all proceedings going to their cause. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Tricia Hansen, makes delicious treats for dogs that are all made with human grade ingrediants, as she is called the "Treat Diva", promoted by W.A.G.S. (Waukegan Animals Getting Saved) during the Holiday Walk through downtown Waukegan. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

The Waukegan High School Student Council selling candy canes to help raise money for their council during the Holiday Walk in downtown Waukegan. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Eleanor Murkey, retired dean of the CLC Lake Shore Campus, demonstating the values of Kwanzaa at the Holiday Walk in downtown Waukegan. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Kenneth Weidner (left) and Liam Flesher, both 17 of Waukegan, giving rides from event to event on their Pedicabs for the Waukegan Bike Project, during the Holiday Walk in downtown Waukegan. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Layla (left) 5, with Anjelena Aguilar, 11, coloring in reindeers at Urban Edge Art Gallery during the Holiday Walk through downtown Waukegan. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Children make art and color illustrations of reindeers along with reindeer antlers they may wear at Urban Edge Art Gallery during the Holiday Walk in downtown Waukegan. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Abield Lewis, 4 of Waukegan, coloring ina reindeer at Urban Edge Art Gallery during the Holiday Walk in Waukegan. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Volunteers from the Salvation Army play live music in front of Genesee Theater during the Holiday Walk through downtown Waukegan. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media