🌱 Forest Park Masseuse Charged With Groping + Oak Park Diaper Drive

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First, today's weather: Some sun, then clouds; warmer. High: 59 Low: 49.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Oak Park-River Forest:

1. A Forest Park masseuse turned himself in to police this week for a January assault, the Review reports. He is charged with one count of misdemeanor battery for groping a woman during a massage at Happy Feet Massage Parlor. (Forest Park Review)

2. The Oak Park Chamber of Commerce is collecting menstrual products and diapers for families in need. Diapers, pads, tampons and wipes can be dropped off through May 13 at six different locations, including Oak Park Bank and The Sheridan at River Forest. (Chamber)

3. Lenae Fergerson was named the next head coach of varsity girls basketball at Fenwick High School. She was an assistant coach to retiring head coach Dave Power after a career in the WNBA and an All-Conference run at DePaul University. (Wednesday Journal)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• River Forest Park District opens summer resident registration. (8:30 a.m.)
• Coffee Monday at River Forest Public Library. (10 a.m.)
• See “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” at Lake Theatre. (5:10 p.m.)
• Ebony Thomas will speak at Dominican University about representing slavery in contemporary children’s books. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• This week in local history: in May 1920, the last livery stable in Oak Park closed as owner A.A. Knapp concluded “the automobile was here to stay.” (OPRF Museum)
• Fr. Carl Morello warned St. Giles parishioners this weekend about a phishing email scam using his name to ask for money and gift cards. (St. Giles)
• The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is asking residents to discontinue use of bird feeders and bird baths through May 31 to slow the spread of avian flu. (VRF)
• Triton College will host a student jazz concert May 5. (Paid source: Franklin Park Herald-Journal)
• Today is the final day to bid in the Animal Care League’s Spring for the Animals online auction. (Chamber)

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That's all for May 2! See you tomorrow for another edition.

— 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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