Thursday's Morning Report: Sunny and Mild Weather Returns

1. Skies will be sunny Thursday and temperatures will approach 50 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Thursday night, some clouds will move in and the low will dip to 37 degrees.

2. Thursday is the final day visitors to the can drop by the fall art exhibit, A Balancing Act. According to this listing on TribLocal Hinsdale, the exhibit features art from five local female artists, including Margaret Carsello Chiappetta, Dawn Feller, Maureen Kunze, Niema Qureshi, and Rachel Weaver Rivera. 

3. The Finance Commission meeting that was scheduled for Thursday is canceled. 

4. This morning on Patch is , who gives readers a few ideas for volunteering locally in 2012.

5. Thursday in Red Devils sports: Special Olympics Basketball at Fenton High School, 6 p.m.; Boys Wrestling at Waubonsie Valley, 7 p.m.