🌱 Fenwick Wins Championship + Thousands Raised For Fire Victims

Happy Sunday, Oak Park and River Forest! Let's get to the news for Nov. 28.

First, today's weather: Partly sunny. High: 37 Low: 25.

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

1. Polished Nails and Day Spa sustained $100,000 in damage from last week’s fire on Lake Street, owner Nina McCaffrey told the Sun-Times. More than $8,000 have been raised for Polished employees through a GoFundMe page; fundraising pages have also been created for Delia’s Kitchen and the residents of the apartments destroyed by the fire. (Paid source: Sun-Times)

2. The Fenwick football team won its first state championship in school history Saturday. The Friars defeated Kankakee 34-15 in the IHSA Class 5A title game at Northern Illinois University. (Fenwick)

3. Parkview Presbyterian Church has closed after more than 161 years of ministry. The building at Oak Park Avenue and Jackson Boulevard dates back to 1925, but the congregation had dwindled to less than 30 members. (Wednesday Journal)

4. Oak Park trustees voted to extend the emergency powers of the village’s public health director, Theresa Chapple-McGruder. The board voted 4-3 to “allow her to continue to make ‘reasonable’ rules and regulations while the pandemic continues.” (Wednesday Journal)

5. The 16th Annual “Sing We Joyous!” concert is set for Dec. 11-12 at First United Church of Oak Park. Village resident Bill Chin will lead three choruses in performing holiday favorites. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Shop Small Weekend Pop-up at Brewpoint Craft. (1 p.m.)
• Oak Park Public Library hosts a virtual writing workshop. (1:30 p.m.)
• Global Film Forum at River Forest Public Library. (2 p.m.)
• More than two million lights are on display at Brookfield Zoo’s “Holiday Magic” show. (3 p.m.)
  
• Hanukkah begins at sundown. (4:20 p.m.)

Oak Park-River Forest Patch Notebook

• River Forest Park District will host workshops for young filmmakers next weekend. (RFPD)
• Amazon Fresh will open a North Riverside store in 2022. (Landmark)
• Oak Park police are continuing their holiday traffic safety campaign through Monday. (VOP)
• The Village of River Forest is seeking developers for two village-owned properties on Lake Street and Park Avenue. (VRF)
• The Oak Park Public Library collected more than 950 pairs of socks for Housing Forward this fall. (OPPL)

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That's the news for Sunday, Nov. 28. I hope you're having a safe and restful holiday weekend. See you tomorrow for another week of news!

— Georgi Presecky

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