Oak Park's famous Porchfests, featuring live music outside people's houses throughout the village, are continuing through the current health crisis. But now, the performances are online, and they're called Couch Concerts.

"We've got you 'COVID'," reads the new graphic on the Porch Fests page. "Every Friday evening until we're back on a porch with you."

River Forest is making sure its senior citizens are cared for during the coronavirus crisis. To assist River Forest Township carry out its already existent senior services, the village of River Forest has established the River Forest COVID-19 Senior Task Force. The groups are working together to support the health and safety of older residents in the village.

River Forest President Cathy Adduci declared a state of emergency at a special village board meeting early Monday, March 16. At the start of the meeting, trustees voted to give the village president the authority to do so.

Oak Park's scheduled village board meeting for March 15 has been canceled "in accordance with the Centers for Disease and Prevention's recommendation to avoid gatherings to help slow the progress of COVID-19," according to an email from Village Clerk Vicki Seaman.