🌱 Hit-And-Run On Home Avenue + School District Updates Mask Rules

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest! Here's a quick guide to today's headlines.

First, today's weather: Some sun, then clouds; cooler. High: 64 Low: 55.

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

1. A bicyclist was struck by a car in Oak Park Monday morning, police said. A 58-year-old woman was biking through the intersection of Home Avenue and Jackson Boulevard when she was hit and left with minor injuries. The 21-year-old driver of the car fled the scene but was later identified and arrested. (ABC)

2. School District 97 will now require masks for field trips and indoor ceremonies, including graduation. The decision was made at an emergency meeting Friday due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the village. (NBC)

3. The Oak Park Department of Public Health will administer COVID-19 vaccines Thursday at Euclid Avenue United Methodist Church. Appointments are available for anyone five and older. About 44,000 Oak Park residents are fully vaccinated, according to health department data. (VOP)

4. Forest Park officials are moving ahead with major infrastructure projects this summer, including alley paving and water main replacements. The Village will also use block grant funds to pay for a sewer separation project on 15th Street between Marengo and Circle avenues. (Forest Park Review)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Celebrating Seniors Week continues with chair yoga (12:30 p.m.) and memory cafe. (2 p.m.)
• Test your knowledge at Beer Shop trivia night. (7:30 p.m.)
• Pro Musica Youth Chorus performs a spring concert at First United Church. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• OPRF High School and the Park District of Oak Park are working together to improve the school’s athletic fields. (Wednesday Journal)
• Oak Park is recognizing National Public Works Week. (VOP)
• The library announced plans to celebrate Juneteenth next month. (Library)

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That's all for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— 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.

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