🌱 Maywood Teen Murdered + Oak Park Settles Discrimination Lawsuit

Welcome back to the Oak Park-River Forest Daily, Patch's quick guide to the latest local headlines. In today's edition:

• A new trustee joins the Oak Park Board
• Trinity High School cuts the ribbon on its multimillion-dollar renovation
• More issues occur at the Lake and Lathrop development site

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

1. Maywood police are searching for a suspect connected to the murder of a Proviso East High School student. Christian Corona, 23, is wanted for the homicide of 17-year-old Dyron Underwood, who was killed Sept. 16 in Maywood. (Patch)

2. The Village of Oak Park recently settled a racial discrimination lawsuit with a former public works employee, according to a new Tribune report. Howard Stokes alleged he was fired in 2018 on the basis of race, while the village argued “he had not met performance expectations as a supervisor” and “engaged in misconduct.” The Village paid an $80,000 settlement but maintained it “engaged in no discrimination” or wrongdoing. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

3. New Oak Park Trustee Cory Wesley will finish the remainder of the term left by Arti Walker-Peddakotla, who resigned over the summer. Wesley was nominated by Village President Vicki Scaman and appointed at the board’s Monday meeting. (Wednesday Journal)

4. River Forest officials issued nine property maintenance violations to the developer of a building at Lake Street and Lathrop Avenue. According to the Wednesday Journal, the builder was fined for overgrown weeds, “failure to properly guard trees” and other maintenance issues. (Wednesday Journal)

5. Trinity High School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week for its $4 million addition. Updates include “a modern, code-compliant elevator and a new enclosed hallway,” according to Oak Leaves. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Donate blood at the River Forest Public Library. (Noon)
• A senior fitness walk is held at Thatcher Woods. (1 p.m.)
• The Chamber of Commerce celebrates the 50th anniversary of the OPRF High School Huskies Booster Club. (4:30 p.m.)
• “Halloween Ends” opens at Lake Theatre. (5 p.m.)
• Oak Park Township hosts a support group for caregivers. (5:30 p.m.)
• Hear “Sounds of Autumn” at the Cheney Mansion’s Jazz Night. (7 p.m.)
• The Elmwood Park Garden Club meets. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins and other officials met at the Blue Line Station to address public safety issues on the CTA. (Review)
• “Chicago PD” producers submitted a permit request to film scenes for the NBC series next week on Clinton Street. (VOP)
• License plate-reading cameras will be installed in high-traffic areas of North Riverside. (Landmark)
• Funeral services will be held today for Norridge pastor Rev. James Beath, who died earlier this week. (Paid source: Norridge-Harwood Heights News)

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That's all for today, Oak Park and River Forest readers. See you tomorrow for the Friday edition!

— Georgi

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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Oak Park-River Forest Daily? Contact me at georgi.presecky@patch.com.