🌱 Fellow Coaches Remember Tank Corner + New Book About Oak Park

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest. Let's get to today's top stories.

But first, today's weather: A morning t-storm; cooler. High: 64 Low: 50.

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

1. The athletic department at OPRF High School is mourning the loss of coach Jean “Tank” Corner, who died last week of pneumonia complications. “He was always that mentor we could go to and ask questions, whether it was about sports or life,” baseball coach Phil Gary told the Wednesday Journal. “It’s not going to be the same without Tank.” (Wednesday Journal)

2. The Oak Park Plan Commission rejected a resident proposal to change zoning laws at local hospitals, the Wednesday Journal reports. Neighbors of Rush Oak Park Hospital applied for the changes “to protect their homes from being encroached upon by the hospital’s growing campus.” (Wednesday Journal)

3. Ken Trainor will discuss his new book “Our Town Oak Park” at OPRF Museum this Friday. The event is free and open to the public. (Museum)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• The Nineteenth Century Club presents a “Stars at Any Age” piano performance. (1:15 p.m.)
• Bead In Hand hosts a drop-in Mother’s Day gift-making workshop. (2 p.m.)
• Visit the Oak Park Public Library book bike at Mills Park Tower. (3 p.m.)
• The Oak Park Department of Public Health offers COVID-19 testing in Barrie Park. (3 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• More than 100 people attended a recent “Parent University” to help local parents address the mental health needs of students. The event was presented by Oak Park and River Forest townships, Districts 90, 97 and 200. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)
• “What’s Blooming on Harrison” returns May 20 with an art fair, live music, a kids carnival, food and drink vendors. (Chamber)
• The South East Oak Park Community Organization will host a trivia night June 22. (SEOPCO)

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— Georgi

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.