🌱 Chicago Avenue Plans + Dr. Biden Visits + Fenwick Football

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First, today's weather: Not as warm. High: 70, low: 58.

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

1. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden is in Chicago today to mark the final week of National Hispanic Heritage Month. She is expected to spend time at the National Museum of Mexican Art and the Arturo Velasquez Institute. (ABC7)

2. The Chicago Department of Transportation is making plans to improve Chicago Avenue “to make the Soul City Corridor safer, more attractive and more walkable.” Resurfacing, better lighting and proper drainage are among the proposed improvements, which would begin at the end of 2022. (Austin Weekly News)

3. Fenwick footballer Jimmy Liston made his 30th start for the Friars this weekend. The Purdue University recruit “embodies everything it means to be a Fenwick student-athlete,” according to Coach Matt Battaglia. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

4. A Forest Park cemetery is drawing visitors this October. The Showmen’s Rest section of Woodlawn Cemetery is featured in “Secret Chicago — A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure.” More than 60 circus performers who were killed in a 1918 train crash are buried there. (Paid source: Tribune)

5. A 31-year-old Chicago man was arrested for theft at an Oak Park TGI Fridays on Oct. 4. David Perry was charged with criminal trespass to property when he returned to the restaurant to commit a second theft after being asked to leave once. (OPPD)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Central Fire Station. (4 p.m.)
• The OPRF Chamber hosts its Spotlight Soiree at Cheney Mansion. (5 p.m.)
• Attend a virtual forum to give feedback on hiring a village manager. (6:30 p.m.)
• Think & Drink Tuesday at Beer Shop. (7 p.m.)
• Open Door Repertory Company launches “The Backstory Project.” (Any time)

Oak Park-River Forest Patch Notebook

• Tickets are still available for the Oak Park Historical Society’s Annual “Tale of the Tombstones” cemetery walk, set for Oct. 17. (OPRF Museum)
• Fenwick High School’s choir will host a free fall concert tonight in the auditorium; it can be viewed via livestream. (FHS)
• River Forest firefighters gave kids safety tips at this weekend’s open house. (Paid source: Forest Leaves)
• Reminder: the Oak Park Health Department offers rapid COVID-19 testing through its mobile response van. (VOP)
• A new Oak Park Vintage Car Club was launched in early October. (OPRF Museum)
• The White Sox will play the Astros today at Guaranteed Rate Field after Game 4 of the ALDS was postponed due to yesterday's rain. (Yahoo)

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That's the news for Oct. 12! Have a great Tuesday.

— Georgi Presecky

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