🌱 Lake Street Kitchen Closes + Housing Forward Marks 30 Years

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest! Let's get to the latest local news for Feb. 13.

First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy and very cold. High: 20 Low: 15.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Oak Park-River Forest:

1. Two catalytic converters were stolen from parked cars in Elmwood Park last week, according to the police department. Thefts occurred in the 1700 block of 73rd Court and the 2000 block of Harlem Avenue. (Paid source: Elm Leaves)

2. Lake Street Kitchen and Bar announced it was closing Jan. 30 after more than 10 years in the village. It was a “cornerstone of Downtown Oak Park,” DOP director Shanon Williams told Oak Leaves. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

3. The Lake and Lathrop project will move forward for the next 18 months after developers secured funding from Wintrust Community Bank. The four-story development will house 22 condos and 14,000 square feet of retail space. (Wednesday Journal)

4. It’s Super Bowl Sunday! High school sports are heating up in Oak Park and River Forest, with 10 Fenwick wrestlers and OPRF gymnast Maya Lim heading to their respective sectionals. (Wednesday Journal)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Visit the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers. (1 p.m.)
• Trailside Museum leads a “Warm Hearts, Cold Noses” nature hike. (1:30 p.m.)
• New romantic comedy “Marry Me” screens at Lake Theatre. (2:30 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Housing Forward is celebrating 30 years serving area homeless. (Forest Park Review)
• Tribune critic Nick Kindelsperger called the tacos at Maywood’s Taquizas Tacosteño “al pastor perfection.” (Eater)
• Oak Park Olympian Emery Lehman will take part in the speed skating team event today in Beijing. (Olympics)
• Tomorrow in Oak Park: Triton College hosts a Black History Month movie screening, a Galentine’s Day event is held at Einnim and The Three Baritones perform a Valentine’s Day concert at The Nineteenth Century Club. (Misc)

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That's all for this Super Bowl Sunday. Have a happy Valentine's Day, and I'll see you Tuesday for more local stories.

— 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.