🌱 Nurses Attacked At West Suburban Med + New Kettlestrings To Open

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest! Thanks for starting your day with Patch. Here's a quick guide to today's headlines.

First, today's weather: Rain at times. High: 50 Low: 40.

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

1. An Oak Park woman is charged with aggravated battery for punching a nurse in the emergency room at West Suburban Medical Center on April 17, Oak Leaves reports. A week later, a Chicago woman was also charged with assaulting a nurse in the ER. “It’s unusual that incidents like this happen at the same location,” Oak Park Police Cmdr. Paul Kane said. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

2. Dr. Ngozi Ezike spoke at the Dominican University Black Achievements Ceremony last week in River Forest. The former director of the Illinois Department of Public Health encouraged students to “continue being that example of Black excellence, breaking down doors and shattering glass ceilings, and also making room for people behind you to follow suit.” (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

3. The OPRF Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday for Kettlestrings Grove, a new “destination for classic and updated cocktails.” From the owners of Kettlestrings Tavern, the new spot will open at 105 S. Marion. (Chamber)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Join a storybook nature walk in Scoville Park. (9 a.m.)
• Oak Park Public Library offers a spring craft for kids. (3:30 p.m.)
• Trivia Night at Beer Shop. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Oak Park Public Library is offering books and resources for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. (OPPL)
• The Michael Teolis Singers will perform a concert in honor of those “Gone Too Soon” on May 7 at First United Methodist Church of Oak Park. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)
• Save the date: the Oak Park Education Foundation will host its annual Bingo Bash on May 13. (OPEF)
• In case you missed it on Earth Day: Oak Park’s Environment and Energy Commission chose eight winners of the Annual Green Awards. (Wednesday Journal)

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That's all for today! See you tomorrow for more local stories.

— 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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