Friday's Morning Report: Winter Temps Arrive

1. Skies will start cloudy Friday and gradually clear during the day and the high temperature will reach 27 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Friday night, skies will remain clear and the low temperature will dip down to 13 degrees.

2. Night three of the performance, Beauty and the Beast Jr. takes place Friday night. The show begins at 7 p.m. and tickets are $8. .

3. On Saturday, the Clarendon Hills Park District is hosting its "Gingerbread Houses - Family Fun" event from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Clarendon Hills Community Center, 315 Chicago Ave. Participants who register in advance will have a chance to design and construct gingerbread houses of their own while enjoying snacks and beverages. .

4. This morning on Patch is a story about how for one west suburban nonprofit due to the troubled economy. 

5. Friday in Red Devils sports: Boys Swimming vs. Downers North at Hinsdale Central, 5 p.m.; Boys Wrestling vs. Downers Grove North at Hinsdale Central, 7 p.m.; Boys Basketball at Downers Grove North, 7:30 p.m.