🌱 Locals React To Roe V. Wade Decision + American Music Festival

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First, today's weather: A t-storm around in the p.m. High: 91 Low: 72.

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

1. Local officials reacted Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, creating “a seismic shift in abortion law.” Illinois Senate President Don Harmon of Oak Park called it "a distressing departure from five decades of precedent and a devastating blow to women around the country." Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling a special session for the state legislature to “further enshrine our commitment to reproductive health care rights and protections.” (CBS)

2. Oak Parkers told NBC5 they are “stunned” after the shooting death of 18-year-old Jailyn Logan-Bledsoe at a local gas station on Monday. “I just don’t feel safe anymore,” neighbor Diana Alder told the news network this week. (NBC)

3. FitzGerald’s Nightclub will present its annual American Music Festival July 1-4. More than 60 performances are planned for the three-day event, celebrating its 39th year in Berwyn. (Paid source: Herald-Journal)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Stop by the farmer's market. (7 a.m.)
• Take a pulp painting class or 3D painting class at Dole Center. (10 a.m. and 12 p.m.)
• Beer Shop hosts “Soulful Saturday.” (3 p.m.)
• “The Black Phone” opens at Lake Theatre. (7 p.m.)
• See the “Laser Gaga” light show at Triton College. (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Newsweek named West Suburban Medical Center one of the nation’s best maternity hospitals. (Wednesday Journal)
• The Wounded Warriors Ride was held earlier this month in River Grove. (Wednesday Journal)
• Oak Park Public Library is offering a virtual “Trans Youth Town Hall.” (OPPL)
• Oak Park made WTTW’s list of best communities for local farm shares. (WTTW)

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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.