🌱 Hampton House Now A Historic Landmark + Animal Care League Auction

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First, today's weather: Some sun, then clouds. High: 41 Low: 36.

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

1. A racial slur was written on the road in front of a home in the 3100 block of 78th Avenue, Elmwood Park police said. It was reported on April 7. (Paid source: Elm Leaves)

2. The Village of Maywood officially granted landmark status to the childhood home of Black Panther Fred Hampton. Visit Oak Park will “play a supporting role” in promoting Hampton House at 804 S. 17th Ave. (Wednesday Journal)

3. Animal Care League is celebrating 25 years with a “Spring for the Animals” online auction event. Bidding is open through May 2. Donations will be matched up to $12,000 by the Lynne Cooper Harvey Foundation and Paul Harvey, Jr. (Chamber)

4. The new Kyuramen restaurant at 118 N. Marion has proven “instantly popular,” Pioneer Press reports. The nationwide franchise opened its first Illinois location in Oak Park this month and features “the most traditional style of Japanese cooking.” (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

5. River Forest’s annual spring house walk will return Sunday for the first time since 2019, featuring seven historic homes in the village. Tickets are now on sale through the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest. (OPRF Museum)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• River Forest hosts its quarterly community safety meeting. (6 p.m.)
• OPRF High School theater students present “Boy Gets Girl,” with additional performances set for April 28-29. (7 p.m.)
• River Forest Public Library presents “A Live Virtual Evening with Nick Offerman and Jeff Tweedy.” (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held Thursday at Cheney Mansion. (VOP)
• “A Day in Our Village” will return to Scoville Park this June. (VOP)
• Bronze medalist and Oak Park native Emery Lehman spoke this week at a park district event about his Olympic experience, earning a master's degree and returning to his hometown. (Wednesday Journal)

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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.