🌱 Car Window Shattered + Hunger Action Month Food Drive

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest readers! I hope you had a great weekend. Let's start this week off with some quick local stories.

First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy, showers around. High: 65 Low: 60.

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

1. The Sun-Times reports that local lawmakers Emanuel “Chris” Welch and Don Harmon have accepted donations from Juul Labs. The e-cigarette manufacturer just settled for $440 million with several states for its role in getting minors addicted to vaping. (Paid source: Sun-Times)

2. The Oak Park Department of Public Health will administer Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines tomorrow at Cheney Mansion. Appointments begin at 10 a.m. and are available for all residents over the age of six months old. (VOP)

3. Beyond Hunger is hosting a Hunger Action Month food drive this week, as food insecurity in the area has increased by more than 40 percent. Drop-off locations include Play It Again Sports, Stern Glass Works and First United Church of Oak Park. (Beyond Hunger)

4. Oak Park and River Forest libraries will participate in a statewide event Wednesday, featuring Oscar winner Marlee Matlin. The actor and activist will “share the highs and lows of her Hollywood career” in a virtual event celebrating Deaf Awareness Month. (OPPL)

5. Oak Parker Timothy Daly was selected to be part of Leadership Greater Chicago’s Signature Fellows Program. The program director for the Joyce Foundation was one of 53 leaders selected for the fellowship. (Wednesday Journal)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Coffee Monday at River Forest Public Library. (10 a.m.)
• The 78th St. Giles Golf Outing is held in Addison. (1 p.m.)
• Cub Scout Pack 67 hosts a kick-off event at Lincoln School. (7 p.m.)
• The River Forest Park District and Village Boards meet. (6 p.m. and 7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The window of a parked car was shattered Friday night in the 900 block of South Boulevard. (VOP)
• The Cook County Department of Public Health is offering guidelines to prevent the spread of monkeypox. (CCDPH)
• Registration is open for this Friday’s family paddle event on Thatcher Glen Pond. (FPDCC)

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That's all for Sept. 12! See you tomorrow for more news.

— 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.