🌱 More 'Chaos' At Oak View Tower + Oak Park's COVID-19 Milestone

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First, today's weather: Showers of rain and snow. High: 44 Low: 35.

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

1. Oak View Tower residents are speaking out about the “chaotic” emergency evacuation from their North Boulevard building this week. Tenants were given only five days to relocate after an inspection found sloping floors and cracked concrete. (Paid source: Tribune)

2. Oak Park has officially surpassed 4,000 COVID-19 cases in the village since the pandemic began, including 57 new positive tests this week. The Oak Park Department of Public Health reports that a 3-year-old child was among this week's cases. (VOP)

3. The Village Board could add $25,000 to its fiscal budget to reduce traffic accidents in Oak Park. Funds would go toward hiring a consultant to implement a traffic data plan. (Wednesday Journal)

4. The city of Chicago is “cooperating” with the FBI investigation into Loretto Hospital. The state health department was also subpoenaed for health records relating to the March vaccination scandal at the West Side health facility. (Austin Weekly News)

5. With the potential for snow in this weekend’s forecast, the Village of Oak Park is reminding residents to follow winter parking rules. Streets must be cleared of parked cars when it snows more than two inches. (VOP)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Walk the “Giving Thanks” story trail at Trailside Museum. (9 a.m.)
• Tulipia Floral Design hosts a Holiday Open House. (9 a.m.)
• Make ceramics or “one-of-a-kind keychains'' at Dole Center. (6 p.m.)
• Judson Baptist Church celebrates its centennial. (6:45 p.m.)
• OPRF High School students perform a production of “Antigone.” (7 p.m.)
• The Dominican University theater lab presents “Mamma Mia!” (7:30 p.m.)

Oak Park-River Forest Patch Notebook

• Several local lawmakers attended a fundraiser Wednesday for Senator Don Harmon at FitzGeralds, including Village Presidents Vicki Scaman and Cathy Adduci. (Politico)
• The Oak Park Area Lesbian and Gay Association+ raised more than $25,000 at its annual scholarship gala. (Wednesday Journal)
• Oak Park resident Betsy Leonard will serve as executive director of Kartemquin Films. (Paid source: Tribune)
• The Forest Park Tap Room is appealing the mayor’s decision to revoke the bar’s liquor license. (Forest Park Review)
• Cooper’s Hawk locations in Oak Park and other suburbs are offering a Thanksgiving dine-in special. (Daily Herald)

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That's the news for Friday, Nov. 12. Have a safe and restful weekend!

— Georgi Presecky

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