🌱 Maywood Residents Rally For Peace + Car And Converter Thefts Surge

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

1. A Broadview man has been charged in connection with a Forest Park hit-and-run which killed a 60-year-old man. Derrick Young faces felony charges in the death of Raul Diaz, who was struck and killed June 28 in the 2100 block of First Avenue, the Sun-Times reports. (Paid source: Sun-Times)

2. Four vehicles were reported stolen in Oak Park over the weekend, ranging in value from $18,000 to $24,000. At least seven catalytic converters were also stolen from Oct. 20-23. (OPPD)

3. More than 100 Maywood residents rallied against gun violence Sunday near the village’s statue of activist Fred Hampton. Speakers included Mayor Nathaniel Booker and U.S. Rep. Danny Davis. More than 30 people have been killed in Maywood shootings since 2020, including seven so far this year. (Paid source: Tribune)

4. The OPRF High School Huskies soccer team will play a sectional game tonight against Lane Tech. The team (16-3) has won 10 consecutive games. (Patch)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Tickets to all screenings at Lake Theatre are $5 today. (Noon)
• Oak Park Public Library hosts 3D pumpkin carving. (4 p.m.)
• The River Forest Village Board meets. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• More than 233,000 people applied for Cook County’s guaranteed income program. Recipients will be chosen by lottery and notified by mid-November. (WTTW)
• Some Oak Park mortgage holders could face higher costs this year due to the delay in Cook County’s second-installment property tax bills. (Wednesday Journal)
• The River Forest Community Center is hiring teachers, substitutes and program supervisors. (RFCC)
• The county health department is offering tips to prevent sickness during flu season. (CCDPH)

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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.