Takeout 25 To Launch As Nonprofit + Cook County Court Data Breach

Welcome to a new week, Oak Park and River Forest! Let's get to today's headlines.

First, today's weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 83 Low: 68.

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

1. A candlelight vigil and resource fair will be held tomorrow in Scoville Park in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day. The event is sponsored by the Chicago Police Department, Oak Park Opioid Task Force and more community partners. (WGN)

2. The Takeout 25 initiative will soon launch as an official nonprofit. Founder and Oak Park trustee Ravi Parakkat says “we are building on our successful support of local restaurants to become something broader that is designed to outlive the pandemic.” Takeout 25 will bring 10 local restaurants to Barriefest in September. (Wednesday Journal)

3. Local student Talib Becktemba-Goss says he will continue to fight for equality in the Oak Park-River Forest school system and beyond. The OPRF High School graduate will attend Northwestern University this fall and served as a Bank of America student leader and Boys & Girls Club intern this summer. (Wednesday Journal)

4. The Circuit Court of Cook County website was breached last week, but their office says it “was very limited in scope and duration” and no one’s personal information was exposed. The site has been down for more than two weeks and could be down for three more to perform maintenance. (CBS)

5. Confused about pandemic eviction laws in Illinois and across the U.S.? Injustice Watchbreaks down the “patchwork of protections” available for renters and landlords. (Injustice Watch)

Oak Park-River Forest Patch Notebook

• The Oak Park Village Board meets tonight at 7 p.m. (Patch)
• River Forest Village President Cathy Aducci offered coyote safety tips in her latest letter to residents. (VORF)
• St. Giles parishioners gathered this weekend to remember the life of late Pastor Emeritus Fr. Thomas M. Dore. (St. Giles)
• Local schools are encouraging mental health assistance for students returning to the classroom as the pandemic continues to impact their daily learning and lives. (WBEZ)
• The unemployment rate in Illinois was about 7.1 percent in July, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics - up from four percent in 2019. (Patch)

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