The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department held its annual “Pictures with Santa Paws” holiday event recently at the Depot at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park. Residents brought their pets to the park for a picture with Santa. In past years, some residents have brought their cats in for a photo. This year’s event exclusively featured dogs. One photo from last week shows (left to right) Zoey (age 7) and Shadow (age 8) with Santa. Tony and Laura Cavazos of Villa Park, who own the two dogs, brought them in and coaxed them to pose for a few photos. Santa presented a small treat to each of the dogs who attended the event.