🌱 Oak Park Actor Celebrates 'League' + July 4 Events + Pool Closes

Happy Friday, Oak Park and River Forest! Let's get to the first July edition of the Daily.

First, today's weather: A stray t-storm; not as hot. High: 83 Low: 69.

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

1. Oak Park Police Chief Shatonya Johnson said the murder of 18-year-old Jailyn Logan-Bledsoe is the top priority of the police department. Wednesday Journal reports 18 Oak Parkers attended this week’s Village Board meeting to give public comment about the teen’s life and legacy, and to call for justice in her killing. (Wednesday Journal)

2. Oak Park native Heather Mack is back in court on conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges. She served a prison sentence in Indonesia for killing her mother in Bali eight years ago. (CBS)

3. Happy July 4 weekend, Oak Park and River Forest! Monday marks the return of Oak Park’s July 4 parade for the first time since 2019. Fireworks will begin at dusk at the OPRF High School football stadium. (VOP)

4. “A League of Their Own” was released in theaters 30 years ago today, telling the story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1940s. Oak Park native Megan Cavanaugh, who played Marla Hooch in the film, will attend an anniversary game in Rockford this week. (The Athletic)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Summer Boxing for Kids and Teens at Hit It! Fitness in Elmwood Park. (11:30 a.m.)
• Make acrylic mosaics at Dole Center. (6 p.m.)
• Party band Hello Weekend performs at Brookfield Zoo’s free Twilight Tunes concert. (7 p.m.)
• “Telescope Talks” at Longfellow Community Center. (7 p.m.)
• “Minions: The Rise of Gru” opens at Lake Theatre. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Firefighters rescued a man from underneath a CTA Green Line train in South Austin earlier this week. (ABC)
• Rehm Pool was temporarily closed for maintenance Thursday after fecal matter was detected in the water. (PDOP)
• FitzGeralds kicks off its annual American Music Festival today. (In keeping with today's anniversary, a notable bar scene in “A League of Their Own” was shot inside the Berwyn bar.) (FitzGeralds)
• A free COVID-19 booster clinic will be held July 5 at Elmwood Park High School for children ages 5-11. (District 401)
• The second volume of “Stranger Things 4” drops today on Netflix, and Oak Park Public Library curated a list of titles to coincide with the release of the beloved sci-fi drama. (OPPL)

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• Elmhurst Running Club 4onthe4th (July 4)
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Thanks for reading the Oak Park-River Forest Daily! I truly appreciate it. Have a great start to your holiday weekend, and I'll see you right back here tomorrow for the Saturday edition.

— 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.