🌱 Illinois Election Results + Oak Park Veterans Day Ceremony Planned

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest! Thanks for reading Patch's five-minute guide to the headlines. In today's Daily:

• Illinois reports election results
• Police investigate after a needle was found in a child's Halloween candy
• An Oak Parker found a new way for condo boards to communicate

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

1. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Sen. Tammy Duckworth were re-elected Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. Both races were called shortly after polls closed last night. U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, State Rep. Camille Lily and Sen. Don Harmon ran uncontested. At press time, Oak Park resident Fritz Kaegi was leading in the Cook County Assessor's race. Sheriff Tom Dart and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle were also leading their races at press time. Oak Park native Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz was ahead in the 17th district election. Click here for up-to-date election results. (New York Times/Patch/PBS/Tribune)

2. Oak Park officials will honor U.S. military veterans this Friday with a ceremony at Nineteenth Century Club. Senate President Don Harmon and Village President Vicki Scaman will speak at the Veterans Day ceremony, which is open to all veterans and the public. (OPRF Museum)

3. Oak Park native Kathy Griffin is at the center of a contentious Twitter debate this week. The actor and comedian was suspended from the social network after changing her profile page to impersonate its new owner, Elon Musk. (CNN)

4. A longtime Oak Parker has formed a new association for local condo boards to share knowledge, the Wednesday Journal reports. Richard Willis recently founded the Oak Park River Forest Condominium Boards Network. “As people cycle on or off boards, you can lose their knowledge, so we want to keep the group open to boards and individual owners,” Willis said. (Wednesday Journal)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Shop the Oak Park Conservatory’s Winter Greens Market online. (All day)
• Byline Bank kicks off its annual holiday toy drive. (9 a.m.)
• Tour the Nineteenth Century Club’s historic building. (1 p.m.)
• Take a wellness walk in Thatcher Woods. (1 p.m.)
• AgeOptions hosts a free screening of the documentary "All the Lonely People" at Lake Theatre. (5 p.m.)
• Attend a jazz concert at Oak Park and River Forest High School. (7 p.m.)
• Take a yoga class at Oak Park Temple. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Park Ridge police are investigating after a child found a sewing needle inside a York peppermint patty obtained while trick-or-treating. (Patch)
• The River Forest Township Assessor is offering assistance for homeowners with property tax questions. (VRF)
• River Forest officials are measuring the effectiveness of new traffic safety measures in six locations, including the installation of culs-de-sac at North Avenue’s intersections with Bonnie Brae and Clinton Place. (VRF)
• Registration is now open for an upcoming Thanksgiving Craft Party with River Forest Public Library and Kidcreate Studio. (Park District)

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You're all caught up on this Wednesday! See you tomorrow for more local stories.

— 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Oak Park-River Forest Daily? Contact me at georgi.presecky@patch.com.