Frank Lloyd Wright Walk Returns + Friday Football Scores

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First, today's weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 88 Low: 68.

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

1. Two boys were shot and injured Friday night in the 5800 block of West Augusta Boulevard in Austin. A 12-year-old and 13-year-old were each struck in the leg by a shooter driving a silver SUV. Both boys are in good condition after being treated at Stroger Hospital. (ABC7)

2. The Oak Park Health Department is urging residents who self-test for COVID-19 at home to confirm their results with an official test at a pharmacy or doctor’s office. “An official confirmation test allows local health officials to monitor spread in the community and serves as a reference point per quarantine rules,” the Village said via social media. (VOP)

3. The Illinois House passed the long-awaited energy bill that “aims to end the state’s reliance on high-polluting fossil fuels by 2050,” WBEZ reports. The “historic” legislation, which also mandates that 40 percent of the state’s power come from wind and solar sources by 2030, is headed to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s desk. (WBEZ)

4. Oak Park Temple B’nai Abraham Zion is one of many Chicagoland Jewish congregations facing another year of high holiday services altered by the pandemic. Yom Kippur begins the evening of Sept. 15. (Paid source: Tribune)

5. The annual Wright Plus Housewalk returns to Oak Park Sept. 18 after being cancelled by the pandemic in 2020. A capacity limit and social distancing measures will be in place, according to the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. “People are excited to come back and do something normal, even if we have slightly different safety protocols,” event co-chair Vicki Kwarciany said. (Wednesday Journal)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• The senior class at Trinity High School raises funds with its annual car wash. (11:30 a.m.)
• The Forest Preserves of Cook County hosts a Migrating Monarchs Celebration at Thatcher Woods Pavilion. (12 p.m.)
• Seek “Coastal Disturbances” in Ehlert Park. (4 p.m.)
• Salerno’s Pizza hosts five-dollar comedy night. (7 p.m.)

Oak Park-River Forest Patch Notebook

• Oak Park Public Library is helping connect students grades 3-12 with resources to better understand the events of 9/11. (OPPL)
• Second installment property taxes are due Oct. 1 and can be viewed on the Cook County Treasurer’s website. (VRF)
• The Glenbard West varsity football team outscored Oak Park-River Forest High School 60-20 Friday night. (Paid source: Daily Herald) The Fenwick Friars lost to Providence Catholic 21-20. (Twitter)
• Oak Park siblings Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger performed together for the first time in more than a decade in Chicago this weekend, playing at Pitchfork Music Festival with their band The Fiery Furnaces. (Paid source: Tribune)
• The River Forest Tennis Club hosted the Collegiate Tennis Invitational this weekend. (RFTC)

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That's all for this Sunday, Sept. 12. I'll be back tomorrow for another week of Daily news!

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