🌱 River Forest Seeks Clerk + Fenwick Principal Search Continues

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest! In today's Daily, find out:

• Why protesters are gathering today at Harlem and Lake.
• When the Hemingway Foundation short story contest ends.
• Which Grammy-winning recording artist is being sought after by a West Side orchestra group.

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

1. A protest is planned today in support of renaming Trailside Museum after longtime curator Virginia Moe. Supporters are expected to gather at 11 a.m. at the intersection of Harlem and Lake. (Wednesday Journal)

2. Fenwick High School is expected to appoint its next principal “by mid-April,” President Fr. Richard Peddicord, O.P. wrote in a recent letter to families. John Groom returned to the classroom to teach Spanish and history last fall after serving as principal for more than 10 years. (Fenwick)

3. River Forest Township is seeking a new clerk. Applications will be accepted through May 1. (VRF)

4. The deadline is approaching for writers looking to enter the Ernest Hemingway Foundation’s annual short story contest. Submissions are due April 15. (Hemingway Foundation)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• OPRF Youth Services hosts “Middle School Makers” at River Forest Public Library. (3:30 p.m.)
• The Oak Park Aging in Place Commission meets. (6 p.m.)
• Jazz duo Petra van Nuis and Andy Brown perform at Oak Park Public Library. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Oak Park police and fire officials responded to an arson call overnight Sunday for a yard waste fire in the 800 block of North East Avenue. (OPPD)
• The Village of Oak Park is celebrating National Community Development Week. (VOP)
• Oak Park Public Library received a Citation for Wellness in the Workplace from the American Library Association. (Library)
• A group of West Side orchestra students are asking Lizzo to perform with them when she visits Chicago in May. (AWN)

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That's all for today, Oak Park and River Forest! 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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