Home Prices Skyrocket + Interest In Priory Campus Increases

You’re halfway through the week, ORPF! Here’s the news for your Wednesday.

First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 83, low: 64.

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

1. Fenwick High School is the latest local institution to express interest in Dominican University’s seven-acre priory campus. The Catholic school already leases the athletic fields that surround the priory. (Wednesday Journal)

2. The Oak Park Board of Trustees honored outgoing Village Manager Cara Pavlicek at this week’s meeting, offering tributes to “an invaluable mentor.” Pavlicek departs for Northbrook Aug. 19. (Oak Leaves)

3. Theft of lawn mowers, bicycles and cars were on the rise at the end of July, according to the Oak Park Police Department’s latest crime report. (OPPD)

4. Home prices are skyrocketing across the country, including the housing market in neighboring towns like Elmwood Park and Franklin Park. Single family homes in Oak Park and River Forest are up 10 percent, according to local realtors and Pioneer Press. (Oak Leaves)

5. Wednesday Journal also tackled a recent real estate report about “what you get for the money” in Oak Park and River Forest. (Wednesday Journal)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest

• Kids’ yoga at Whirlwind Coffee. (9 a.m.)
• Discuss “Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life” with River Forest Public Library. (7 p.m.)
• Children age 11 and younger get free admission at Brookfield Zoo. (All day)
• Last chance to stream Oak Park filmmaker Seth McClellan’s documentary “Others Before Self.” (All day)

Oak Park-River Forest Patch Notebook

• Glena Temple officially took office this week as President of Dominican University. (DU)
• Author Kathleen Anne Fleming’s new novel “Murder Most Opulent” is partially set in River Forest. (Forest Leaves)
• A new bronze bust located outside the Oak Park Art League commemorates the life and work of lifelong Oak Parker Bobbie Raymond. (Wednesday Journal)
• Oak Park native and comic actress Kathy Griffin announced she had surgery for lung cancer Monday. (NBC News)
• The Oak Park and River Forest Museum is celebrating the final week of the Olympics. (Instagram)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you tomorrow.

— Georgi

About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based reporter with seven years of experience writing for entertainment-based publications. She began working for Patch in 2019.