Oak Park Librarian + Dominican Dean Wins Award

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest! Welcome to a new week of Patch Daily newsletters.

First, today's weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day, with a high of 92 and low of 73.

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

1. A man punched and shattered the window of a CTA Green Line car July 21, according to the Oak Park Police Department's latest crime report. The incident took place in the 700 block of South Boulevard and caused more than $2,300 in damage. (Oak Leaves)

2. The Village of Oak Park Board of Trustees met in person at Village Hall yesterday after 16 months of virtual meetings. (Wednesday Journal)

3. The District 200 school board voted not to hire former Superintendent Joylynn Pruitt-Adams as a paid consultant. Pruitt-Adams retired in June after 40 years in education and five years in Oak Park and River Forest. (Wednesday Journal)

4. As young Oak Park residents prepare to return to in-person schooling next month, parents and officials from Districts 90 and 97 are reflecting on how the pandemic has impacted students’ academic and emotional growth. (Wednesday Journal)

5. Local leaders are being honored for their impact: Oak Park Library Children’s Librarian Shelley Harris won the 2021 Golden Ticket Award from the Illinois Library Association Youth Services Forum. (OPPL) Dominican University’s Brennan School of Business Dean Roberto Curci was named one of 50 Business Leaders of Color by Chicago United. (Daily Herald)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest

• “Ask a Bird Nerd” with the Forest Preserves of Cook County. (1 p.m.)
• Teens and tweens can create animal print decor with the River Forest Public Library. (3:30 p.m.)
• Test your knowledge of Chicago with City Lit Books’ trivia event. (6:30 p.m.)
• The Oak Park Public Library Board will meet. (6:30 p.m.)
• The library also hosts virtual adult improv. (7 p.m.)

Oak Park-River Forest Patch Notebook

• Stay up to date on road work in River Forest with the village’s Street Improvement Project map. (VORF)
• Oak Park is promoting its At Your Door Special Collection Program for electronics and hazardous materials. (VOP)
• Oak Park and River Forest Township and the Hephzibah Children’s Association are hosting school supply drives ahead of the fall semester. (Wednesday Journal)
• NBC Chicago is highlighting “trailblazers you should know” from Oak Park. (NBC5)
• Hall of Fame shortstop and one-time Oak Park resident Joe Tinker was born on this date in 1880. (OPRF Museum)

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