🌱 Maywood Mayor Arrested For DUI + Fenwick Closes On Priory Deal

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

1. The mayor of Maywood was arrested last week for driving under the influence, FOX Chicago reports. Police found Nathaniel George Booker asleep behind the wheel of his car on the Kennedy Expressway last Friday. (FOX)

2. Fenwick High School officially closed on its purchase of the seven-acre Dominican Priory campus, the schools announced this week. Fenwick is also planning to purchase 11 acres of athletic fields from the Province of St. Albert the Great in 2023. (Fenwick)

3. A local historian recently uncovered President Gerald Ford’s early ties to Oak Park. River Forest resident Jonathan Panton will give a free presentation on his findings this Friday. (OPRF Museum)

4. History-making track star Josephine Welin finished her Oak Park and River Forest High School athletic career last weekend. The University of Washington recruit finished third in the 1,600 meters at an Eastern Illinois University meet Saturday. (Paid source: Forest Leaves)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Go for a nature walk in Scoville Park. (10 a.m.)
• Take virtual chair yoga with Oak Park Public Library. (12:30 p.m.)
• Catch a movie during Lake Theatre’s $5 Tuesday special. (All day)

From my notebook:

• Animal Care League will bring “Yappy Hour” back to Cheney Mansion on May 26 after a two-year pandemic hiatus. (Chamber)
• Dominican University has begun renovations at Igini Sports Forum, including a new floor and new bleachers. (Twitter)
• Both local libraries will stream a virtual book discussion event with Emily Maloney and Oak Park author Jessamine Chan tomorrow. (Library)
• Franklin Park Fest will return June 9. (Paid source: Herald-Journal)

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That's all for today! See you tomorrow for another OPRF Daily.

— 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.

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