🌱 Deputy Police Chiefs Named + Illinois Craft Beer Week

Welcome to the weekend, Oak Park and River Forest! Today's news includes:

• An arrest in a Maywood homicide case.
• A tow zone ordinance at the Oak Park-Berwyn border.
• The weekly farmers market returns.

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Now, today's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 67 Low: 54.

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

1. A Chicago teen was arrested in connection with a Maywood homicide, Patch reports. Kevaughn M. Mickles, 19, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Xavier Harvey. (Patch)

2. Two police officials have been appointed deputy chiefs of the Oak Park Police Department, the village announced Friday. Dave Jacobson and Roderick Robinson will be sworn in Tuesday. (VOP)

3. Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough expects the process to fill Brandon Johnson’s vacant county board seat to likely begin next week. Senate President Don Harmon said applications are open to registered voters in the district. (Wednesday Journal)

4. Oak Park trustees approved a tow zone ordinance for areas of the village bordering Berwyn. Neighbors expressed concerns over violence and noise at a nearby bar. (Wednesday Journal)

5. Illinois Craft Beer Week runs through May 26 with a full calendar of events. Local breweries Kinslagher, Exit Strategy and Flapjack are participating. The week concludes next Friday with a “Beer Under Glass” event at Union Station. (ICBG)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• The Oak Park Farmers Market returns to Pilgrim Church. (7 a.m.)
• It’s the last chance to see Oak Park artist Hasani Cannon’s work on display at the Main Library. (9 a.m.)
• OPALGA+ hosts its monthly “Playdate at the Park” at Rehm Park. (10 a.m.)
• “What’s Blooming on Harrison” returns to the Oak Park Arts District. (11 a.m.)
• Take a wellness walk in Thatcher Woods. (1 p.m.)
• TomFest is held at FitzGeralds. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Chicagoland Foster Care Collective will host an event at Thatcher Woods today for prospective foster parents. (FPDCC)
• River Forest police are enforcing a “click it or ticket” campaign through May 30 to enforce safety around the Memorial Day holiday. (VRF)
• River Forest Township and the library are partnering for a presentation on “Al Capone and the 1933 World’s Fair” tomorrow. (Library)
• Registration is open for River Forest Park District summer camps. (Park District)

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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.

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