🌱 Purple Heart Medal Found In Oak Park + Mack Is Back In Chicago

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest! Let's get to the news for Wednesday, Nov. 3.

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First, today's weather: Partly sunny and chilly. High: 45 Low: 29.

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

1. The Oak Park Department of Public Health is partnering with District 97 to make plans for administering the COVID-19 vaccine to children between ages five and 11. Tentative plans include vaccine clinics throughout November to vaccinate the more than 4,000 children in the district who could become eligible for vaccination this week, pending CDC approval. (Wednesday Journal)

2. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced this week the launch of Operation Purple Heart, which aims to return 11 medals to their rightful owners. One medal was found almost 20 years ago in an Oak Park bank’s safe deposit box. (Paid source: Pioneer Press)

3. After serving seven years in an Indonesian prison for murdering her mother in Bali, Heather Mack was deported to Chicago yesterday. The now 26 year old is from Oak Park. (AP)

4. Four people were injured in a South Austin car crash Monday night, including three Chicago police officers. A Chrysler ran a stop sign in the 300 block of North Laramie Avenue and struck a police vehicle around 9 p.m. (Patch)

5. A new chief is in charge of Oak Park Township’s Community Mental Health Board. Longtime Oak Park resident Cheryl Potts brings 20 years of nonprofit work and mental health advocacy to the role. (Wednesday Journal)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• A card-making and scrapbooking workshop is held at Dole Center. (3:30 p.m.)
• Oak Park Public Library hosts a TechGirlz Workshop for middle schoolers interested in technology. (5:30 p.m.)
• Kadampa Meditation Center hosts a public talk on “Staying Inspired in Everyday Life.” (7:30 p.m.)

Oak Park-River Forest Patch Notebook

• A former associate pastor at St. Edmund Parish has died. Rev. William G. Kenneally was 85. (WGN)
• Oak Parkers donated hundreds of pairs of socks to Housing Forward through the library's "Socktober" drive. (OPPL)
• The Oak Park Education Foundation is seeking student artists to redesign its BASE Camp tee. (OPEF)
• Registration is open for winter break camps at the Park District of Oak Park. (Facebook)
• Safe2Help Illinois is a program designed to prevent bullying, suicide and and violence in schools. (VOP)

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