🌱 Toddler Recovering After Shooting + New Metra Schedules Monday

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

1. A toddler was accidentally shot and injured Thursday night at an Austin home. An adult resident is facing child endangerment charges as he “was trying to holster his gun when it accidentally discharged,” according to Chicago police. The three-year-old is in good condition. (ABC)

2. Less than 16 percent of Chicagoans have received the updated bivalent booster to protect against omicron subvariants of COVID-19, the City reports. The Oak Park Department of Public Health will host vaccine clinics Dec. 6 and 13 at Cheney Mansion. (VOP)

3. Metra will increase service during peak times for passengers in Oak Park, River Forest, Maywood and more. New schedules begin tomorrow and “represent something of a return to pre-pandemic service levels.” (AWN)

4. More front porch package thefts were reported last week in Oak Park. Two sets of wireless headphones valued at more than $75 were stolen at separate residences Nov. 30. A wallet and catalytic converter were also reported stolen in the most recent Oak Park Police Department summary report. (OPPD)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Oak Park Temple opens it Maccabee Market, which will be open on several dates throughout December. (9 a.m.)
• The “Holiday Lights on Harrison Street” celebration continues at several businesses in the Oak Park Arts District. (11 a.m.)
• See “The Nutcracker” at Dominican University. (Noon and 4 p.m.)
• FitzGeralds hosts a Bears Brunch during today’s game against the Packers. (Noon)
• Oak Park River Forest Museum hosts its annual Holiday Open House. (1 p.m.)
• Chicago a capella performs a holiday concert at Pilgrim Congregational Church. (4 p.m.)
• Romanian language film “Carbon” screens at Lake Theatre for one night only. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• This week is the last chance to participate in Oak Park’s fall leaf collection. (VOP)
• OPRF High School’s award-winning show choir Noteworthy performed for residents at Oak Park Arms last week. (Patch)
• Tickets are on sale for the virtual Holiday Housewalk For Healthy Kids hosted by the OPRF Infant Welfare Society. The online tour will be available Dec. 9 and run through Jan. 9. (OPRFIWS)
• Oak Park librarians are recommending new titles based on the National Book Awards. (Library)

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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.

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