Warner Brothers' legal department informed all Chicago area park districts offering Polar Express train trips that they'd have to pay a hefty licensing fee if they wanted to keep the name.
So at a gathering of Santas and Mrs. Clauses near Blackberry Farm Saturday, they announced a "Lump of Coal" award will be sent to Warner Brothers.
The gathering was initially supposed to be a celebration for all northern Illinois Santas and Mrs. Clauses, but the legal action changed the mood of the event.
