🌱 Shooting At Forest Park Gas Station + Lathrop Avenue Break-In

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest! Here's the news for Saturday.

First, today's weather: Chilly in the afternoon. High: 35 Low: 27.

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

1. Cellphone video captured a brawl in the lunchroom at Oak Park and River Forest High School Thursday, according to FOX. The footage was sent to FOX by an uncle of two students, who told the network a fight broke out after “some sort of bottle-throwing incident.” (FOX)

2. The Oak Park health department reported 92 new cases of COVID-19 in the village this week. Cases are down more than 20 percent from last week and have decreased more than 80 percent since late January. (VOP)

3. River Forest police responded to an attempted break-in Wednesday at a home in the 1500 block of Lathrop Avenue. “It appears the offender was unsuccessful at gaining entry to the residence,” police said in a statement. (VRF)

4. A man opened fire on employees inside the Thorntons Gas Station mini mart on Feb. 19, according to Forest Park police. Authorities said the shooting started after the customer was mischarged for gasoline. No one was injured. (Forest Park Review)

5. District 90 will not lift its mask mandate as school board members seek more information about how schools will manage future outbreaks of COVID-19. The board will meet March 1 to discuss a potential rule change. (Wednesday Journal)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Paint with oil pastels at Dole Center. (10 a.m.)
• Take a “Winter Dog Days Dog Walk” at Trailside Museum. (10:30 a.m.)
• See a special screening of “The First Rosa” at Concordia. (1:30 p.m.)
• Winifred Haun & Dancers perform at Unity Temple. (5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.)
• School of Rock Oak Park staff perform at FitzGeralds. (6 p.m.)
• The Reminders take the stage at Dominican University. (7:30 p.m.)
• Rosie & the Rivets perform at Salernos. (7:30 p.m.)
• Attend a Handel Week performance at Pilgrim Church. (7:30 p.m.)
• It’s the final showing of Triton College’s “Laser Queen” show. (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Former Proviso and OPRF administrator Patrick Hardy was named principal of Hinsdale South. (Patch)
• Tomorrow is the last day of Dine-In Elmwood Park. (Wednesday Journal)
• Oak Park Township Senior Services will offer a virtual “Rules of the Road” class on March 9 for local seniors. (Township)

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That's all for today. Have a great weekend!

— 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.