🌱 Oak Parker On 'Dancing With The Stars' + Outdoor Dining To End

Happy Monday, Oak Park and River Forest readers! Looking forward to another week of bringing you the neighborhood news.

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First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 84 Low: 61.

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

1. At least 47 people were shot in Chicago this weekend, including a 52-year-old woman who was killed Sunday afternoon in the 1200 block of North Long Avenue in North Austin. She was pronounced dead at West Suburban Medical Center. (CBS2)

2. Al’s Grill owner Bill Loutos is at odds with the village over the fenced-in patio outside the Madison Street restaurant. Village officials say the fence was built without a permit, and will have to come down Oct. 31 when the pandemic temporary outdoor dining permits expire for all eateries in Oak Park. (Wednesday Journal)

3. OPRF High School runner Josephine Welin was a top five finisher in the girls’ competition at the Palatine Invitational Cross Country Meet of Champions this weekend. More than 2,500 people were in attendance Saturday for the event at the Deer Grove East Forest Preserve. (Daily Herald)

4. The Village of River Forest board of trustees will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at Village Hall. Residents can listen to the meeting via Zoom or email public comments to vbot@vrf.us by 4 p.m. (VRF)

5. Oak Park is hiring! Open village positions include Water & Sewer Worker, Urban Forestry Technician and more. (VOP)

Today in Oak Park and River Forest:

• Magic class at Dole Center. (6:45 p.m.)
• The Oak Park Photography Club meets. (7 p.m.)
• Take part in the Spreading Recovery Awareness Challenge. (All week)

Oak Park and River Forest Patch Notebook

• The OPRF High School Huskies hockey team is “holding its own” against tough competition this season. (Wednesday Journal)
• Oak Park native and basketball pro Iman Shumpert is competing on “Dancing with the Stars,” which airs tonight at 7 p.m. (ABC)
• The Oak Park Public Library is collecting new pairs of socks to donate to Housing Forward. (OPPL)
• Villa Park came close to beating the world record for biggest “dog wedding” in history this weekend; Oak Park attempted the same feat in 2008. (Patch)
• The Cubs played their final home game of the season yesterday; the White Sox return home tonight to play their last regular season homestand. (MLB)

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