🌱 Residential Burglary + Community Awards + Valentine's Day Events

Happy Sunday, Oak Park and River Forest readers. Let's get to today's newsletter.

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

1. A home was burglarized near Chicago and Lathrop avenues on Feb. 8, according to a River Forest Police Department community bulletin. Coins and jewelry were stolen. (RFPD)

2. The Village of Oak Park announced more than 30 community award winners earlier this month. Organizations and individuals were honored for sustainability efforts and historic preservation. (VOP)

3. Simone Boutet is running for Village Board again. The former Oak Park trustee told Wednesday Journal her priorities include building trust in the police and combatting crime. (Wednesday Journal)

4. Oak Park and River Forest High School is seeking volunteers for an upcoming health screening event. More than 100 people are needed to help administer free cardiac tests to students in April. (OPRFHS)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• A Valentine’s Sock Hop is held at Wonder Works. (9 a.m.)
• Unity of Oak Park hosts a Chili Cook-Off. (11:30 a.m.)
• GRND Coffee House hosts a jazz brunch. (Noon)
• Trailside Museum offers a “Warm Hearts Cold Noses” hike. (1:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Park District of Oak Park has opened non-resident registration for summer camps. (PDOP)
• The Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest will perform Feb. 19 at Concordia University. Musicians will play “rarely-heard masterpieces” at the weekend concert. (Patch)
• Photographer Jason Dorsey debuted an exhibit of portraits at the Main Library this week. (Library)

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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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