🌱 Boosters Approved For Kids + Lifeguard Shortage At Rehm Pool

Happy Wednesday! Let's get to today's Oak Park-River Forest Daily.

First, today's weather: Cloudy with a few showers. High: 65 Low: 58.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Oak Park-River Forest today:

1. An Oak Park teen has been charged with attempted murder for a May 6 shooting in Chicago. Tyshon Brownlee is also charged in connection with four armed robberies in the Lakeview and Lincoln Park neighborhoods. (CBS)

2. Illinois is now averaging more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, the state health department reports. The federal government is issuing eight free COVID tests per household through the United States Postal Service. (NBC)

3. Vaccinated children between ages five and 11 are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot, the FDA announced Tuesday. Children in this age group can get a booster as long as their second vaccine dose was at least five months ago. (NPR)

4. The Park District of Oak Park is looking to fill 20 vacancies for summer lifeguards. Rehm Pool will be closing at 7 p.m. this season to address the lifeguard shortage. (Wednesday Journal)

5. Patrons of the Oak Park Farmers Market can expect “an increasing sense of normalcy” this weekend when the weekly event returns to Pilgrim Church. “We’re really trying to return it to the 2019 market, but leaving room to be flexible,” market manager Erica Helms told Pioneer Press. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Take a wellness walk in Thatcher Woods. (1 p.m.)
• “Bob’s Choice” screens as part of Celebrating Seniors Week. (1:30 p.m.)
• See a throwback screening of “Air Force One” at Lake Theatre. (2 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Oak Park Police Department is taking part in a statewide seat belt enforcement campaign through May 31. (VOP)
• River Forest Public Library will host a Summer Reading Kick-Off Party on June 10. (Library)
• Several Oak Park homes appear in a new Chicago Magazine feature on prairie homes. (Chicago Magazine)

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That's all for today! See you tomorrow for the Thursday edition.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Oak Park-River Forest Daily? Contact me at georgi.presecky@patch.com