Teen Shot At July 4 Party + Local Student Joins NASA Program

Happy Friday Oak Park and River Forest! Let’s catch you up on what’s new in the area.

First, today's weather: Possible light rain overnight. High: 75, low: 64.

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

1. An Oak Park teen is recovering after a stray bullet grazed his head at a July 4 party in River Forest. Sixteen-year-old Vincent Solari was hit Sunday night near the corner of Gale Avenue and Washington Boulevard. He was discharged from Loyola Medical Center July 6 after undergoing extraction surgery. (Wednesday Journal)

2. Eviction moratoria put in place by the state of Illinois and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expected to end by August. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is urging renters who need assistance to visit chicookilrenthelp.org. (Cook County Sheriff)

3. Chicago police continue to investigate a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on June 20 at 410 N. Cicero Ave. in Austin. The driver of a blue-green crystal-colored Pontiac Grand Prix hit and killed a motorcyclist on the West Side. The Chicago Police Department's Major Accident Investigation Unit is asking the public to keep an eye out for the vehicle. (ABC7)

4. Oak Park-River Forest School District 200 is making updates to its equity policy. New procedures are designed to assist employees in “lessening the risk of racial inequity, implicit bias, and other related consequences.” (Wednesday Journal)

5. A Dominican University student is sharing her experience with a NASA summer program. Anusha Mody is a math and aerospace engineering major at the River Forest school, and she led her team in the effort to design a Mars lander. (Dominican University)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest

• Listen to live music at The Sheridan at River Forest. (10:30 a.m.)
• The Oak Park Animal Care League hosts a "Bunny Bonanza" live stream. (5 p.m.)
• Mike Felton performs at Buzz Cafe. (5:30 p.m.)
• Make a "pour painting" at Dole Center. (6 p.m.)
• "Mean Girls Jr." hits the stage at Madison Street Theater. (7:30 p.m.)
• Join John Elliott of Chicago Audubon for a sunset walk at Trailside Museum. (8 p.m.)

Oak Park-River Forest Patch Notebook

• The second installment of tax bills has been delayed, according to the River Forest Township Assessor. (Village of River Forest)
• Franklin Park Fest will return in August after being cancelled by the pandemic in 2020. (Franklin Park Herald-Journal)
• The state held its first drawing of the “All In For the Win” COVID-19 vaccine lottery yesterday. (Patch)
• President Biden visited McHenry County College Wednesday to discuss investing in education and families. (WBEZ)
• The Oak Park Public Library cancelled its summer book fair. (OPPL)

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That's all the news for today in Oak Park and River Forest. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow for the weekend edition of the Daily. Please feel free to email me with your thoughts on the newsletter, and don't hesitate to share this link with friends and neighbors.

Thanks,

Georgi

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