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Happy Monday, Oak Park and River Forest! Here's the news for April 4.

First, today's weather: A little morning rain. High: 50 Low: 39.

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

1. The family of Edjuan “EJ” Wilson is seeking answers nearly two months after he was shot and killed in Austin. The OPRF graduate was killed leaving a Subway restaurant on Feb. 13. Authorities are still investigating his death. (Austin Weekly News)

2. Illinois Senate President Don Harmon sponsored a bill to guarantee paid sick leave for fully-vaccinated teachers. It passed both the Senate and the House and will move on for Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s approval. (Paid source: Tribune)

3. Village President Vicki Scaman offered praise for Chief LaDon Reynolds as his April 15 retirement date approaches. She also told Wednesday Journal: “We have to look at this as an opportunity for new blood and to bring about significant changes” in the police department. (Wednesday Journal)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Last chance to visit the dinosaur exhibit at Wonder Works Children’s Museum. (10 a.m.)
• Coffee Monday at River Forest Public Library. (10 a.m.)
• The Nineteenth Century Club hosts a concert of classics from Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Broadway. (1:15 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Two Sisters Catering and Restaurant is participating in Chicago Restaurant Week through April 10. (Wednesday Journal)
• Forest Park extended its vehicle sticker deadline to April 22. (Forest Park Review)
• The Oak Park Public Library will close voting for its “Book Madness” bracket at noon today. (OPPL)
• Chicago a cappella will perform at Pilgrim Congregational Church this Friday. (Paid source: News-Sun)
• Acclaimed author and former Dominican University Chair Ana Castillo was given the Fuller Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. (DU)

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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.