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Morning, Oak Park-River Forest! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather: Cloudy and chilly. High: 42 Low: 39.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Oak Park-River Forest:

1. Thousands of students are back in the classroom today after a weeks-long strike in Proviso School District 209. Negotiations pushed the end of the school year to June 15. (NBC)

2. Rustico Mediterranean Fusion will move into the former home of Oak Park Brewing, Wednesday Journal reports. The current Lake Street location will remain open as a “sibling” eatery. (Wednesday Journal)

3. The Unity Temple Restoration Foundation will host a Vintage Home Show on April 9. The “retro” event will feature 20 vendors from the home improvement industry. (Wednesday Journal)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Kids seven and older can paint ceramics or make clay at Dole Center. (8 a.m. and 1 p.m.)
• The Gymnastics and Recreation Center offers an open gym session for families. (12:30 p.m.)
• Join the Oak Park Public Library for a virtual presentation on mindfulness. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Most Oak Park and River Forest public schools are on spring break this week. (OPRFHS)
• The Fenwick High School math team qualified for the state competition in April. (Fenwick)
• Longtime River Forest resident and volunteer Carlotta Lucchesi was given the “Heart of Our Villages” award last week. (VRF)
• The Oak Park Regional Housing Center honored 50 “heroines of housing” in celebration of its 50th anniversary. (Defender)
• Simone Boutet called in to ABC for help when her Oak Park address was repeatedly mistaken for an online shoe vendor's return center. (ABC)

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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.