🌱 OPRF Adjusts Activities Ban + Oak Park Remembers Pearl Harbor

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest! Let's get to the Daily for Dec. 7.

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First, today's weather: Cloudy and cold. High: 25 Low: 24.

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

1. Extracurricular activities will resume today at OPRF High School. Officials rescinded its decision to cancel all sports and clubs through winter break. The Board of Education will host a special meeting tonight to discuss new COVID-19 mitigations that must be followed in order to continue activities at the school, where at least 17 people tested positive for the virus late last week. (OPRFHS)

2. Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Navy Chaplain Cpt. Thomas L. Kirkpatrick was killed that day in Hawaii; he had been an assistant pastor at Oak Park Presbyterian Church. (Paid source: Tribune)

3. Oak Park native Iman Shumpert brought the “Dancing with the Stars” mirror ball trophy home to his parents in River Forest this week. In his first hometown interview since the show ended, the NBA player said it would be “a dream come true” to join his beloved Bulls. (ABC)

4. Barnard's Schwinn owner Jeff Hajduk credits his customers with helping the bike shop bounce back after a drunk driver crashed into the store last month. Oak Park's oldest family-owned business was able to reopen two weeks after the accident. (NBC)

5. The Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce is offering “Shop Local” gift cards for residents to support small businesses this holiday season. Recipients can use the cards at more than 45 businesses in OPRF, from Bead in Hand to Whirlwind Coffee Company. (Chamber)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Join local cookbook author Emily Paster and OPRF Museum board member Fran Knechel to discuss “Dinner Through the Decades.” (7 p.m.)
• Winter concert at Elm Middle School. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• It’s "New Book Tuesday" at The Book Table. (Facebook)
• Check out photos from the weekend’s Winterfest and Cookie Walk in downtown Oak Park. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)
• Elevate Creative is hosting an “Online Shopping Party” today to benefit the Oak Park Education Foundation. (OPEF)

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That's all for today, OPRF. Stay safe and see you tomorrow.

— Georgi Presecky

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