🌱 OPRF Approves Police Agreement + Local Preschool Warms Hearts

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

1. The Oak Park Department of Public Health reported 47 new COVID-19 cases in the village this week, down 20 cases from last week. The weekly update does not include at-home tests unless they were reported to the health department. (VOP)

2. The OPRF High School board approved a new agreement with the police department Thursday. The move means the district can “share some student records, under some limited circumstances” with the police department. District 97 also approved the new plan. (Wednesday Journal)

3. A preschool located at Oak Park Arms made national news for its partnership between senior citizens and young students. Resident Nancy Thornton told CBS Saturday Morning that sitting with the kids at Kindness Creators Intergenerational Preschool “makes her day.” (CBS)

4. City Voices is planning ahead for “Sing We Joyous,” the group’s 17th annual holiday concert. Performances are set for Dec. 10-11 at First United Church. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• District 209 hosts a turkey giveaway at Proviso West High School. (1 p.m.)
• Last chance to see the Trinity High School production of "The Wizard of Oz." (2 p.m.)
• Make Christmas tree ornaments at OPRF Museum. (3 p.m.)
• Dominican University presents “A Midsummer Night's Cirque.” (3 p.m.)
• Oak Park Concert Chorale performs “A Feast Of Carols” at St. John Lutheran Church. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Oak Park Public Library is offering resources to recognize the Transgender Day of Remembrance. (OPPL)
• Buzz Cafe was featured on WGN Radio this week as “the heart and soul” of the Oak Park Arts District. (WGN)
• After his garage was burglarized on Halloween, Forest Park resident Burhan Syed is sharing advice for residents to protect their property. (Review)
• Oak Park’s Happy Apple Pie was recently recognized as part of the “Illinois Made” program. (IBJ)

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— 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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