🌱 Fenwick Faces Trinity In Sectionals + Elmwood Park Mask Rules

Welcome back, Oak Park and River Forest readers! Happy to bring you today's Daily.

First, today's weather: A little p.m. snow, up to one inch. High: 27 Low: 25.

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

1. Village Manager Kevin Jackson is expected to begin his official role on March 21, the Wednesday Journal reports. “It’s really exciting and amazing to be part of a historic milestone for the community,” Jackson said of being the first Black person in the position. (Wednesday Journal)

2. A Berwyn parolee was charged this week with a shooting on I-390 late last year. Keontae Evans faces multiple charges of aggravated discharge of a firearm. (Patch)

3. Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 switched to a “mask-recommended” policy this week. The district will no longer require unvaccinated staff to undergo weekly testing. (Paid source: Elm Leaves)

4. Catalytic converter thieves continue to target River Grove, with three reports of stolen parts so far this month. Thefts occurred on O’Connor Drive and Enger Lane. (Paid source: Elm Leaves)

5. Trinity and Fenwick basketball teams will play each other tonight for the IHSA sectional title. Second-seeded Fenwick is the home team in today's game against top-seeded Trinity. (Wednesday Journal)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Maia Chaka gives Dominican University’s Black History Month address. (2:30 p.m.)
• BeerShop hosts a winter wine and cheese tasting. (5 p.m.)
• Oak Park Public Library hosts two virtual sessions on varying aspects of critical race theory. (6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.)
• Learn to write an artist statement with Oak Park Arts League. (7 p.m.)
• Virtual Book Buzz with River Forest Public Library. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Oak Park Department of Public Health will host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic Saturday at OPRF High School. (VOP)
• Oak Park’s annual Handel Week performances will continue through March 6. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)
• Fenwick High School is kicking off its “Raise the Shield” day of giving. (Fenwick)

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— 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.