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Good morning to you Oak Park! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ā˜€ļø

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Oak Park homes and projects defined our neighborhood in 2025?
  • Why a Cicero marketplace meetup ended with a death in Oak Park

Also on today's calendar: Lunch & Learn and 9 more events.

Find out what's happening in Oak Park-River Forestfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. šŸ¤” (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Oak Park-River Forestfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Saturday: Considerable cloudiness, with a high of 30 and low of 16 degrees. ā›„ļø Brr!
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 32, low: 26.
  • Monday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 41 and low of 35 degrees.

šŸ“° News we're reading

ā€¢ Kicking off the New Year with a look back at Homes in 2025 (oakpark.com) ā€” Oak Parkā€™s homes, historic landmarks, and preservation battles took center stage in 2025, from heat-pump upgrades on Van Buren to debates over new construction on South Boulevard. This year-in-review walks you through local housewalks, iconic sales, green retrofits, and design projects that shaped Oak Park and nearby River Forest neighborhoods.
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ā€¢ Teen charged with armed robbery after deadly shootout in Cicero (cbsnews.com) ā€” A teen died at Rush Oak Park Hospital after a planned robbery during an online marketplace meetup in Cicero escalated into a shootout, and another teen is now charged with armed robbery. Cicero police say the sellerā€™s relative and the alleged robber exchanged gunfire, and theyā€™re urging anyone arranging sales with strangers to use police stations as safer meetup spots.
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šŸ“ø Around Oak Park

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šŸ—“ Upcoming Events in Oak Park

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Other local events
    Saturday January 3
  • Lunch & Learn
    West Central SDA Church , 1154 Wisconsin Ave , Oak Park
    12:30 pm
    • Sunday January 4
  • Audio Booth Reservation
    Oak Park Public Library , 834 Lake St. , Oak Park
    12:00 pm
  • Knocking Out Goals
    Oak Park Public Library , 255 Augusta St. , Oak Park
    12:30 pm
  • OP* - Prayers: Wishfulfilling Jewel
    Kadampa Meditation Center Chicago , 13 Harrison Street , Oak Park
    12:30 pm
  • Sunflower Cabana Model Casting
    Oak Park Public Library , 834 Lake St. , Oak Park
    1:00 pm
    • Monday January 5
  • Art Exhibit: "Unseen Eyes: Exploring Surveillance and Facial Recognition Technology" by Katherine Bergholz
    Oak Park Public Library , 845 Gunderson Ave. , Oak Park
  • America's Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
    The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association , 178 Forest Ave , Oak Park
    1:15 pm
    • Saturday January 10
  • A Vision Board Workshop For Empowered Parents and Caregivers
    Forest Park Public Library , 7555 Jackson Blvd , Forest Park
    10:00 am
    • Monday January 12
  • Threading Community
    The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association , 178 Forest Ave , Oak Park
    1:15 pm
    • Friday January 16
  • Jazz Prayer - Where Jazz Meets Spirit
    Good Shepherd Lutheran Church , 611 Randolph St , Oak Park
    7:10 pm

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šŸŖ§ Patch Classifieds

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    Chicago real estate brokerage Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, and its philanthropic arm, the Kindness Foundation, hosted The Sunshine Kids... (More info)

šŸ’¬ Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Happy New Year!
    A year to embrace challenges, cherish the good moments, and enjoy the company of those who matter most. What are you most excited about this year? (Nextdoor Middle East Oak Park)
  • Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Oak Park. Apply here.
  • West Suburban Medical Center, LLC posted a job opening for GI Scheduler & Biller in Oak Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Park here.

šŸ—ž Nearby News

Forest Park

Cicero

  • 1 charged in attempted Cicero robbery that left another teen suspect dead (abc7chicago.com)
  • Preliminary 2025 Statistics Show Drop In Opioid Overdoses, Homicides: Cook County ME (patch.com)

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