🌱 Bomb Threat At Fenwick + West Side Leaders Send Aid To Ukraine

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest! Here's your five-minute guide to today's news.

First, today's weather: A touch of afternoon rain. High: 49 Low: 48.

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

1. Fenwick High School was evacuated Monday morning after a bomb threat. Students were escorted to Ascension Catholic Church while Oak Park police investigated. Authorities gave the all-clear after about two hours. (ABC)

2. Austin rapper Samantha Jordan was one of seven winners of The Chicago Works Community Challenge. She is working with city officials to make improvements to Columbus Park. (AWN)

3. OPRF High School alumnus Ashleen Bracey was named the new head coach of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s women’s basketball team. She was named an all-conference player three times in high school before winning three league titles at Illinois State University. (Wednesday Journal)

4. River Forest residents can pick up pool vouchers today at The Depot to access discounts on the non-resident rate for pool passes. Vouchers will be accepted at the Forest Park Aquatic Center or the Rehm and Ridgeland Commons pools in Oak Park. (Park District)

5. West Side leaders joined forces this week to send aid to Ukraine. Black Men United and other community groups helped ship medical supplies to the country in crisis on March 26. (AWN)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Take a storybook nature walk in Scoville Park. (9 a.m.)
• Oak Park Public Library hosts a midday meditation. (Noon)
• Check out happy hour at Avenue Ale House. (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Former Fenwick High School swim coach Luke McGuire will be inducted into the Chicago Catholic League Hall of Fame on April 28. (Wednesday Journal)
• Five Oak Park and River Forest High School students will compete at the National Junior Science Humanities Symposium later this month. (OPRFHS)
• Seniors Week will return to River Forest with in-person events beginning May 12. (VRF)
• Brookfield Zoo welcomed a porcupette to the Hamill Family Play Zoo in March. (Instagram)
• It's "New Book Tuesday" at The Book Table. (Facebook)

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— 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.