🌱 Memorial Day Parade + Street Dedication + Booster Clinic For Kids

Happy Memorial Day, Oak Park and River Forest! I hope you’re all enjoying this holiday weekend and taking time to remember those who served. Let’s get to today’s headlines.

First, today's weather: Mostly sunny, windy and hot. High: 91 Low: 75.

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

1. The Oak Park Department of Public Health will now administer COVID-19 boosters to vaccinated children between the ages of five and 11, the village announced this week. A clinic is set for tomorrow at Cheney Mansion. The CDC recommended boosters for the age group earlier this month. (VOP)

2. The Illinois primary elections are set for June 28. Major races on the ballot include nominees for U.S. Senate, Attorney General and Secretary of State. (Paid source: Tribune)

3. The search has narrowed for the next Executive Director at Oak Park Public Library. Search firm RGW Consulting has chosen six finalists from 40 applicants. More information will be announced at the next board meeting June 21. (Library)

4. River Forest trustees passed a resolution to honor former Trustee Mark Walsh, who died in 2020 after years of being “a dedicated and passionate public servant of River Forest.” The 1400 block of Keystone Avenue will now be known as Mark Walsh Way. (VRF)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Memorial Day Mass is held at St. Giles. (8:30 a.m.)
• The Village of River Forest honors veterans with a parade, ceremony and Memorial Day Honor Roll. (9:30 a.m.)
• Play mahjong at Oak Park Temple. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Village offices and libraries are closed today in observance of Memorial Day. (VOP/VRF)
• Trinity High School’s graduating class was awarded “a record-breaking $41.5 million in merit-based college scholarships” this year. (Trinity)
• Lake Theatre will kick off its Wednesday Morning Movie Series on June 8 with a $2 screening of “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” (Classic Cinemas)

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That's all for today! See you tomorrow for another week of daily newsletters.

— 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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