🌱 Rush Patient Arrested For Possession + Forest Park Wins Grant

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest! Here's the news for Friday.

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

1. A Chicago man was arrested for possession of 83 grams of heroin after seeking medical care at Rush Oak Park Hospital last weekend. Police discovered Kari M. Lee was also in possession of a stolen firearm and stolen vehicle during the March 12 incident. (Wednesday Journal)

2. The Oak Park Health Department reported 37 new cases of COVID-19 this week. Cases ranged in age from five years old to residents in their 80s. (VOP)

3. A Proviso District 209 board member is calling for the school superintendent to resign after he was caught on camera using threatening expletives. Video taken Tuesday at a public meeting shows Supt. Dr. James Henderson swearing at Claudia Medina, who told NBC she filed a police report alleging assault and battery. (NBC)

4. Oak Park candidate Richard Boykin is already “trading barbs” with incumbent Toni Preckwinkle in the race for Cook County board president. He accused the current president of voting to defund the police while Preckwinkle said Boykin is too aligned with Republicans. (Paid source: Tribune)

5. Forest Park will develop a tree management plan thanks to a $9,375 grant from the Morton Arboretum, the Review reports. The Village Council voted to use the funds to conduct a village-wide tree inventory. (Forest Park Review)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Trinity High School hosts its annual dance concert. (7 p.m.)
• Live music with David Blamires & Friends at Maya Del Sol. (8 p.m.)
• The Wind Symphony of Concordia University performs. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• River Forest Park District will have a public meeting Monday at The Depot to discuss updates to Keystone Park. (Patch)
• A groundbreaking ceremony is set for tomorrow at the new Community Recreation Center. (Patch)
• Trinity High School’s Women Supporting Women club is hosting a “Walk with Honor” event outside the school today, featuring fliers of inspiring women. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)
• This week in local history: the OPRF High School basketball team made headlines with their 1956 season. (OPRF Museum)

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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.