🌱 Parents Support Health Director + Van Buren Building Protest

Good morning, OPRF! Let's get to the news for Nov. 18.

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First, today's weather: Breezy and much colder. High: 39 Low: 26.

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

1. More than 330 Oak Park parents have signed a petition asking trustees to extend emergency regulatory power for Health Director Theresa Chapple-McGruder. Her emergency powers expired Nov. 15 and were last extended in June. (Wednesday Journal)

2. About 25 people attended the Oak Park Plan Commission’s meeting last week to protest a proposed new building at the corner of Austin Boulevard and Van Buren Street. Residents say they are concerned about the height of the six-story, 45-unit building and lack of surrounding space for parking. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

3. St. Giles Catholic School students unveiled a new mural at the intersection of North and Harlem avenues this week. The North Avenue District hopes a series of new murals will help “build bridges” between Oak Park and Chicago where they intersect. (Austin Weekly News)

4. Darien Marion-Burton has been elected as the new board president of the Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce. The 28-year-old business owner will succeed Dr. Mary Ann Bender in January. (Wednesday Journal)

5. Chicago Magazine included "The Ultimate" sandwich from Oak Park’s The Daly Bagel on its list of “27 Best Things We Ate This Year.” Critics called the New York-style bagels “hands down the best in the area.” (Chicago Magazine)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Apple Cider Taste Test at Oak Park Township Senior Services Center. (Noon)
• “Transfer Thursday” at Dominican University. (10 a.m.)
• Go “Inside OPRF Museum” for a free 30-minute experience. (11 a.m.)
• “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” opens at Lake Theatre. (4 p.m.)
• River Forest librarians offer title suggestions during “Book Buzz.” (7 p.m.)
• Choral concert at Oak Park River Forest High School. (7 p.m.)
• The Oak Park Regional Housing Center hosts a special performance of “Paradise Square.” (7:30 p.m.)

Oak Park-River Forest Patch Notebook

• A Chicago woman was charged with retail theft and criminal trespass after stealing four bottles of liquor from Caputo’s. (Paid source: Elm Leaves)
• Riverside trustees will vote today to determine whether a cannabis dispensary can purchase a village-owned lot on Harlem Avenue. (Landmark)
• Triton College paid tribute to veterans last week with a community art project. (Paid source: Elm Leaves)
• Today is the final day for qualified candidates to apply for the open Village Manager position in Oak Park. (VOP)
• Registration is now open for the Trinity High School entrance exam in December. (THS)

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