🌱 Local Weekend Events + Free COVID Tests In Forest Park
Good morning, Lake View! Nicole Fallon-Peek here, filling in for your usual curator, Georgi. Like many of you, the Patch team is taking some time off to celebrate the New Year, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of this slight pause in our schedule, and we'll be back on Monday with your next edition of the Lake View Daily! Now, here's everything happening around town today.
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Looking for some New Year's weekend fun in the Oak Park-River Forest area? There are plenty of events in the area to help you ring in 2022, including Noon Year's Eve events for the kids at the River Forest Public Library, a meditation New Year's celebration at Oak Park's Kadampa Meditation Center, and more. (Oak Park-River Forest Patch)
If you need a COVID-19 test, head over to nearby Forest Park to get tested for free, with no appointment or insurance necessary. Northshore Clinical has two open locations (321A S. Harlem Ave. and 7216 Circle Ave.) with rapid and PCR tests. The Center for COVID Control is also operating a clinic at 1527 S. Harlem Ave. and recommends calling ahead at 224-269-2397 to confirm PCR tests are available. (Forest Park Review)
Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans is requiring all of his employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. All court reporters, administrative staff, and workers at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center must at least get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine within the next three weeks, Evans said. There is no deadline for employees to receive their second dose, nor are employees required to get a booster shot if they've been vaccinated. (WLS-TV)
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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:
Noon Year's Eve At River Forest Public Library (10:30 AM and 11:30 AM)
New Year's Eve Celebration At Kadampa Meditation Center Chicago In Oak Park (7:30 PM and 9:00 PM)
From my notebook:
As a reminder, beginning Jan. 3, anyone age 5 and older must show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to dine, drink, work out, or gather indoors in large groups in suburban Cook County. (Facebook)
The Cook County Sheriff's Office's Treatment Response Team has responded to more than 150 overdose calls this year and has used Narcan on individuals in need nearly 100 times. (Facebook)
Check out the Oak Park Public Library's top book picks of 2021! See the full list of titles at oppl.org/lists to browse their recommendations by category. (Instagram)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. Have a very happy new year!
— Nicole Fallon-Peek
About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.
This article originally appeared on the Oak Park-River Forest Patch
