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Here are the top 3 stories today in Oak Park-River Forest:

1. As concern grows over COVID-19 subvariant BA.5, the Oak Park Health Department is hosting weekly vaccine clinics for children over six months old. Clinics are planned throughout the summer on Tuesday afternoons at Cheney Mansion, including today at 4 p.m. (VOP)

2. Senate President Don Harmon and Rep. Camille Lily will host a Town Hall meeting in Oak Park tonight. The event is set for 6:30 p.m. at the main branch of the library. Additional town halls are scheduled in Franklin Park and Austin this week. (Twitter)

3. Oak Park is featured in the new edition of the “AIA Guide to Chicago.” It is the first update of the American Institute of Architects guide since 2014. (Paid source: Sun-Times)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Stop by The Book Table for New Book Tuesday. (9 a.m.)
• Take a storybook nature walk in Scoville Park. (9 a.m.)
• Check out the “Small Works” exhibit before it leaves Oak Park Art League on July 28. (1 p.m.)
• A public meeting about the community health plan is held at Oak Park Public Library. (1 p.m.)
• Donate blood at the Oak Park Township Senior Services Meeting Room. (2:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The first of three interviews for Oak Park Public Library’s next director will be held today. (OPPL)
• Two Riverside-Brookfield High School graduates were drafted by Major League Baseball teams over the weekend. (Landmark)
• A Smoothie King location will open this fall on Lake Street. (Downtown)

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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.