🌱 Bus Crash Injures 16 + Oak Park Actor Stars In Netflix Film

Hello again, Oak Park and River Forest! In today's Daily:

• St. Ignatius students are critically injured in an Indiana bus crash
• More details emerge about a student fight at OPRF High School
• Community organizations plan November blood drives

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

1. Sixteen people from St. Ignatius College Prep were injured Sunday when a semi-truck crashed into the school hockey team’s bus in Indiana. Three people are in critical condition. The truck driver was arrested for operating while intoxicated resulting in serious bodily injury. (Patch)

2. More details are emerging about a student fight Nov. 1 at Oak Park and River Forest High School. According to a Wednesday Journal report, “a female student was battered by a male student while she was involved in a fight with an unknown number of female students.” The school is implementing “restorative” disciplinary measures over “punitive consequences.” (Wednesday Journal)

3. Today is the last chance before Thanksgiving to get vaccinated through an Oak Park Department of Public Health clinic. Weekly clinics at Cheney Mansion will resume Nov. 29. (VOP)

4. Two community blood drives will be held in the area this month. A Red Cross event is set for Nov. 28 at First Presbyterian Church of River Forest. The Rotary Club of Oak Park and River Forest will host another drive Nov. 30 at Trinity High School. (First Pres/Trinity)

5. Oak Park native and Fenwick High School graduate Aimee Garcia stars alongside Freddie Prinze, Jr. in the upcoming Netflix romantic comedy “Christmas with You,” streaming Nov. 17. “When I was growing up, a movie with a Latino family in a Christmas classic never existed,” the actor said on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” “I really commend Netflix for making this movie because it’s trailblazing, with not only two Latino leads, but also diversity behind the camera, which I think is pretty unprecedented.” (NBC)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• It’s New Book Tuesday at The Book Table. (9 a.m.)
• The Forest Preserve of Cook District of Cook County opens registration for outdoor camping. (9 a.m.)
• The Cook County Treasurer’s Office hosts its Annual Tax Sale. (9 a.m.)
• River Forest Public Library offers virtual story-time. (10 a.m.)
• Oak Park Our Whole Lives hosts a virtual workshop on gender identity. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Village of Oak Park is seeking resident feedback on its community survey, which is open through Nov. 16. (VOP)
• The Nineteenth Century Club is looking to hire a new executive director. (NCCA)
• More than 20 local students attended the West Suburban Youth Leadership Conference. (Wednesday Journal)
• Tickets are now on sale for the OPRF Infant Welfare Society Holiday Housewalk in December. (OPRFIWS)

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That's all for this Tuesday! See you tomorrow for another edition of the Daily.

— 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.