🌱 Police Investigate Lake Street Murder + New Car Charging Stations

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Oak Park-River Forest:

1. Oak Park police are “working diligently” to solve the murder of Terrence Roebuck, Interim Chief Shatonya Johnson told Wednesday Journal this week. The 41-year-old was shot and killed in July in the 100 block of Lake Street. Johnson confirmed it was likely a targeted murder. (Wednesday Journal)

2. At least three cars were stolen in Oak Park last week, according to the police department. All three vehicles were left unattended with the keys inside. Two thefts happened on Lake Street and the third occurred in the 1000 block of Pleasant Street. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

3. Forest Park will receive a share of the state’s funding from a nationwide opioid settlement, the Review reports. The village is expected to receive about $344,000, a portion similar to River Forest’s. (Forest Park Review)

4. The Cubs will play the Reds tonight in the second-ever Major League Baseball game at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa. The White Sox won last year’s game against the Yankees in cinematic fashion with a Tim Anderson walk-off home run. (MLB)

5. The Collaboration for Early Childhood is collecting diapers and onesies throughout the month of August. Drive drop-offs are located at Whirlwind Coffee and Oak Park Bank through Aug. 21. (Wednesday Journal)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Diane Keaton comedy “Mack & Rita” opens at Lake Theatre. (4:10 p.m.)
• Head to downtown Oak Park for Thursday Night Out. (5 p.m.)
• The Elmwood Park Garden Club meets at the Elmwood Park Library. (6:30 p.m.)
• Watch silent movies on the porch at Pleasant Home. (7 p.m.)
• Oak Park Festival Theatre presents “The Winter’s Tale” at Austin Gardens. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Electric vehicle charging stations are coming to the Constitution Court parking lot on Madison Street, thanks to a grant from ComEd. (Forest Park Review)
• Village officials are encouraging Oak Parkers to stay up to date on construction projects through the Village website "as street resurfacing and sewer improvement projects ramp up."(VOP)
• Oak Park resident Jasmin Washington won second place in the Independence Cup race over the weekend. (Wednesday Journal)
• Nearly 15,000 items were sold at the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Book Fair last weekend. (OPPL)

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— 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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