🌱 COVID Numbers Jump + Ofrendas Honor Día De Muertos

Welcome to the weekend, Oak Park and River Forest! In today's top local stories:

• A Maywood man is arrested for attempted murder
• Local high schools face off for a good cause
• The farmers market bids farewell

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Oak Park-River Forest:

1. Eighty people in Oak Park tested positive for COVID-19 this week, an increase of more than 60 percent from last week. It is the highest case count since Sept. 2, according to the village health department. Chicago health officials say updated boosters are the key to curbing a winter surge of the virus. The next vaccine clinic is Tuesday at Cheney Mansion. (VOP)

2. A Maywood man was arrested this week in connection with a Woodlawn stabbing. Lamont Walker faces attempted murder charges for stabbing a woman in September. (FOX)

3. Outdoor ofrendas will be on display throughout Oak Park and River Forest beginning tomorrow. Click here to see a map of local Día de Muertos celebrations. (OPPL)

4. Fenwick and OPRF High School hockey teams will compete today at Allstate Arena in the first of three games in the Paul Hruby Cup Series. The annual event raises funds for Beyond Hunger. (OPRFHS)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Attend the final Oak Park Farmers Market of the season. (7 a.m.)
• Dispose of unused or expired prescription at the Oak Park Township office in honor of National Rx Take-Back Day. (10 a.m.)
• Lake Theatre hosts a free screening of “The Addams Family 2.” (10 a.m.)
• A plaque installation ceremony will be held to commemorate the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. (10:30 a.m.)
• Paint your own Halloween candle at Einnim. (1 p.m.)
• All Oak Park Catholic parishes are holding a “Pack the Pews” celebration, beginning today at St. Catherine-St. Lucy. (5 p.m.)
• Austin Gardens offers an “Eeek-O Friendly” sustainable Halloween presentation. (6:30 p.m.)
• Madison Street Theater hosts a “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Sing-Along. (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A referendum on voter amendments and petitions is on the ballot this year in Oak Park Township. (NBC)
• Two West Suburban Hospital board members resigned this week after its parent company declared bankruptcy. (Wednesday Journal)
• In high school sports news: Trinity High School’s varsity volleyball team are regional champions for the second straight year. The OPRF High School girls team also won their regional volleyball championship and will advance to the semi-finals Monday. (THS/OPRF)

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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.