🌱 COVID-19 Deaths + Fire Station Open House + YouTube Teen

Welcome to the weekend, OPRF! Let’s get to Saturday’s top stories.

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First, today's weather: Partly sunny and very warm. High: 79, low: 71.

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

1. Two people in Oak Park died this week after contracting COVID-19. A man and a woman, each in their 70s, died after testing positive for the virus. The Oak Park Department of Public Health reported 44 new cases of COVID-19 in the Village this week. (VOP)

2. Cook County is “on pace to see more carjackings this year than it has in two decades,” according to the county sheriff’s office. In a profile on the uptick in vehicular robbery, Anthony Jones told the Sun-Times about an Oak Park carjacking that occurred early this year at the BP gas station at Roosevelt Road and Harlem Avenue. (Paid source: Sun-Times)

3. The state of Illinois has surpassed 25,000 deaths from COVID-19, reporting more than 1,000 in September alone. In suburban Cook County, 1 in 478 residents have died from the virus. (Paid source: Tribune)

4. The River Forest Fire Department is hosting an open house today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 400 Park Ave. The police and public works departments will also be on hand at the family-friendly event to showcase services available to residents. (VRF)

5. Oak Park River Forest High School student Lucas Kult-Banout is going viral with vlogs of “a day in the life” of an American high school student. The aspiring photographer is the subject of a Wednesday Journal profile on the modern teen’s commitment to social media. (Wednesday Journal)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Creative Cooking sessions at Fox Community Center. (9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.)
• Kids seven and older can learn about Leif Erikson and Viking history at Dole Center. (10 a.m.)
• The Farmers Market Pie Bake-Off is held in the Pilgrim Congregational Church parking lot. (9:30 a.m.)
• Join Maywood Fine Arts in a walk to River Forest to support equity in the arts. (9:30 a.m.)
• It’s the final See You Saturday event in downtown Oak Park. (10 a.m.)
• Village Manager Forum at Oak Park Public Library. (2 p.m.)
• Take “a stroll through River Forest history” with the OPRF Museum. (2 p.m.)
• The museum also hosts “What Does Equity and Justice Look Like for American Indian People Today?” (3 p.m.)
• The Tamale Spaceship food truck visits Beer Shop. (4 p.m.)
• “The Sopranos” prequel film “The Many Saints of Newark” is playing at Lake Theatre. (4:40 p.m.)

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That's all for this Saturday in Oak Park and River Forest! See you tomorrow for another edition of the Daily.

— Georgi Presecky

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