🌱 OPRF High School Among Best In State + Dr. Ezike At Dominican

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest! Here's your Daily for Saturday, April 23.

First, today's weather: Becoming windier and warmer. High: 82 Low: 67.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Oak Park-River Forest today:

1. A COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held today at OPRF High School. Another is planned for April 28 at Cheney Mansion. Appointments are available for anyone older than age five. (VOP)

2. The Park District of Oak Park will celebrate Arbor Day on April 29 with a series of free events. Activities will be held at Taylor, Maple, Scoville, and Carroll parks and the Oak Park Conservatory. (Patch)

3. Oak Park and River Forest High School was named one of the state’s top public high schools by niche.com. OPRF was ranked number 36 on the state’s top 50 list. (Patch)

4. Dr. Ngozi Ezike will speak next week in River Forest. The former head of the Illinois Department of Public Health is the keynote speaker at the Dominican University’s Black Achievements Ceremony on April 25. (DU)

5. The Village of Forest Park is forming an advisory committee to figure out the future of the Altenheim retirement community property, part of which is owned by the village. Applications for interested candidates are due April 29. (Forest Park Review)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Val’s Halla Records celebrates Record Store Day with special discounts and exclusive music releases. (9 a.m.)
• “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” and “The Northman” open at Lake Theatre. (12:30 p.m.)
• Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theatre performs at Dominican University. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Wednesday Journal has the latest scores in high school sports, from OPRF baseball and water polo to Trinity lacrosse. (Wednesday Journal)
• Resurfacing along sections of Harlem Avenue is expected to continue through October. (Forest Park Review)
• A free paper shredding event will be held April 30 at the Public Works Center. (VOP)
• Oak Park Public Library is celebrating National Poetry Month. (Library)

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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.