🌱 In-Person Board Meetings Return + Repairs Plague OPRF Pool

Good morning! Thanks for checking out Patch's quick guide to the headlines in the Oak Park and River Forest area. In today's Daily:

• Voter registration deadlines approach
• The park district plans extensive Halloween events
• A new comfort food restaurant receives a rave review

But first, today's weather: Breezy; afternoon showers. High: 72 Low: 59.

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

1. Oak Park trustees returned to Village Hall last night for their first in-person meeting in more than two years. A streaming option was still available online and through local TV. Meetings went virtual in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic. (VOP)

2. Further repairs are needed for the West Pool at Oak Park and River Forest High School. Despite extensive repairs over the summer, the nearly century-old structure continues to leak, according to school superintendent Dr. Greg Johnson. The pool is expected to reopen “in the coming weeks.” (OPRFHS)

3. River Forest Public Library is hosting virtual focus groups this week for residents to provide feedback on its strategic plan. Registration is open for two groups to meet today, with a third meeting being offered tomorrow. (Library)

4. The Park District of Oak Park is getting in the Halloween spirit with several upcoming events. Autumn crafts, fall foliage hikes, “spooky strolls” and more are on the October calendar. “Fright At Night” is set for Oct. 21 at the Conservatory, with a sensory-friendly “Boo Bash” planned for Oct. 30. (PDOP)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• The Nineteenth Century Club presents “Ernest Hemingway: Citizen of the World.” (1:15 p.m.)
• Get vaccinated at Pleasant Home. (4 p.m.)
• The OPRF Chamber hosts its Spotlight Soiree at Cheney Mansion. (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• It’s the final day for Cook County residents to register to vote in-person. (Clerk)
• Thousands visited Schiller Woods over the weekend to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. (Paid source: Tribune)
• The Oak Park Public Library will host an artist reception tomorrow for Tim Leeming, whose “About Face” exhibit is now on display at the Main Gallery. (Library)
• Oak Park’s Catholic church communities are now hosting online surveys for their renaming processes. (St. Giles/Ascension)
• Forest Park Thai restaurant Habraé received a glowing review in yesterday’s Tribune. (Paid source: Tribune)

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• Festival of Hymns & Anthems (October 15)
• Trinity High School Open House (October 16)
• Tale of the Tombstones (October 16)
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That's all for this Tuesday! See you tomorrow for more local stories.

— 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.