🌱 New Communications Chief For Oak Park + Tinker Works Exhibit Opens

Happy Sunday! In today's Oak Park-River Forest Daily:

• A shooting occurs at a Lawndale police station
• A political pundit visits Austin to talk midterms
• Oak Park seeks nominees for community awards

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

1. A Maywood man was shot by police Wednesday after pointing a BB gun at officers inside a Lawndale station. Terrick Bland faces aggravated assault charges for brandishing the weapon and “shouting anti-police sentiments.” He was shot in the arm and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (FOX)

2. A new Chief Communications Officer is joining the Village of Oak Park. Dan Yopchick officially steps into the role tomorrow, using “his strategic communications experience to ensure our Village is engaged with all members of our community,” Village Manager Kevin Jackson said in a press release. (VOP)

3. The deadline is approaching to submit nominees for several community awards. The Village of Oak Park will accept nominations for Cavalcade of Pride, Historic Preservation and Sustainability awards until Oct. 15. (VOP)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• The Tinker Works exhibit takes over Wonder Works Children’s Museum today and tomorrow. (Hours)
• “Nation” Magazine reporter John Nichols visits Third Unitarian Church to discuss the midterm elections. (11:30 a.m.)
• Learn about the best plants for an autumn garden at River Forest Public Library. (2 p.m.)
• Head to Mills Park for a nighttime hike to learn about the Hunter’s Moon. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Oak Park Residence Corporation broke ground this week on its 7 Van Buren St. apartment complex. (Instagram)
• Triton College will host a high school visit day tomorrow. (Lawndale News)
• This week in Oak Park history: construction of Fenwick High School began in October 1928. (OPRF Museum)

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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.