🌱 Trinity Student Shot, Injured + Overdose Awareness Day

It's the last day of August, Oak Park and River Forest. Here's some local news you might have missed.

First, today's weather: Warm with plenty of sunshine. High: 85 Low: 67.

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

1. Oak Park police said last week’s shooting was likely targeted, according to a department statement. A Chicago man was shot and injured near Madison Street and East Avenue. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

2. Friends launched a GoFundMe page for a Trinity High School student who was shot and injured over the summer. Basketball player Markhasia “Jarae” Ross was caught in the crossfire of a shooting in Garfield Park on Aug. 11. She will be unable to attend school in person while she recovers. (Block Club)

3. The village is looking to fill the vacant trustee seat left by Arti Walker-Peddakotla, who stepped down this month due to health concerns. Applications are open through Sept. 7 for interested residents. (VOP)

4. River Forest resident Emily Paster appeared on a recent episode of Food Network’s “Guy’s Grocery Games.” The cookbook author came in second place during the episode “Cooking the Books,” available to stream with a Discovery+ subscription. (Wednesday Journal)

5. Oak Park police are participating in a statewide Labor Day traffic safety campaign. “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” will continue through Sept. 6. (VOP)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• An International Overdose Awareness Day event is held in Scoville Park. (2 p.m.)
• Join the OPRF Chamber for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Stern Glass Works. (4:30 p.m.)
• Bring your dog to “Yappy Hour” at Beer Shop. (5 p.m.)
• Mars hosts its first community meeting about the future of its Galewood candy factory. (6 p.m.)
• Author Keli Stewart visits Oak Park Public Library. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• District 90 Superintendent Ed Conlon told Forest Leaves it’s “invigorating” to “return to a more typical way of doing business for all of us” this school year. (Paid source: Forest Leaves)
• The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is seeking nominations for this year’s Commitment to Service Awards. (CCSO)
• Save the date for River Forest Park District’s National Grandparents Day celebration on Sept. 11. (Park District)

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That's all for today! See you tomorrow for a new month of daily updates.

— 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.

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