🌱 Biden Recognizes Oak Park Police Chief + Fenwick Advances

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First, today's weather: Milder; breezy in the p.m. High: 51 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories today in Oak Park-River Forest:

1. Oak Park Police Chief LaDon Reynolds was nominated by the Biden administration to serve as a U.S. Marshal in the Northern District of Illinois. The longtime local officer was recommended for the role by Senators Tammy Duckworth and Majority Whip Dick Durbin. (AP)

2. Five catalytic converters have been stolen this month from parked cars on local streets, according to the latest police crime report. License plates were also reported stolen from a vehicle parked at Enterprise Rental. (OPPD)

3. Fenwick's varsity football team will play Sycamore in the Class 5A semifinals at Triton College Nov. 20. They won 28-17 against Nazareth Friday. (Wednesday Journal)

4. La Maison de Bonbon on Madison Street celebrated 100 years of business this weekend. “Granddaughters come in today because their grandmothers bought our chocolates for them when they were little girls,” manager Esthela Gonzalez said. (Forest Park Review)

5. Frank Mascenic of Oak Park was interviewed at Woodfield Mall Sunday, the final day of business for its Sears department store. It was the last Sears left in Illinois. “Is it always going to be Amazon from now on?” Mascenic asked. (Daily Herald)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• See any film for $5 today at Lake Theatre. (2:20 p.m.)
• Rev. Roger Haight will deliver Dominican University’s annual Albertus Magnus Lecture via virtual platform. (5 p.m.)
• “Green Tuesdays in the Village: The Climate Exemplar Next Door” is hosted virtually. (6:30 p.m.)
• Creative canvas painting at the Park District of Forest Park. (7 p.m.)

Oak Park-River Forest Patch Notebook

• An estimated 5,000 young Oak Park residents were vaccinated last week during elementary school clinics. (VOP)
• Basketball coach Dave Power is just a few games away from 1,000 wins in his tenure at Fenwick. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)
• The Oak Park Public Library is offering a resource collection in honor of Transgender Awareness Week. (OPPL)
• Picnic and event permits for 2022 are now available from the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. (FPDCC)

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