🌱 Shooting On Harrison Street + License Plate Camera Debate

Good morning! Here's a quick guide to what's making headlines today in Oak Park and River Forest.

First, today's weather: Cooler with rain and drizzle. High: 44 Low: 39.

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

1. A shooting was reported Monday in the 300 block of Harrison Street. Witnesses heard between five and seven rounds of gunfire around 2 a.m. No damage was detected, and Oak Park police are investigating. (Wednesday Journal)

2. An armed man threatened to shoot workers Saturday at Forest Home Cemetery, the Forest Park Police Department reports. A police report said he threatened maintenance workers because he was frustrated by a locked gate and a flooded gravesite. (Forest Park Review)

3. Oak-Leyden Developmental Services’ facility in Elmwood Park has been sold. The nonprofit will continue to provide treatment services at its Oak Park location. (Paid source: Elm Leaves)

4. Oak Park trustees are divided over whether the village should install 20 license plate cameras to reduce crime. Police Chief LaDon Reynolds supports the technology, while some board members said Monday the cameras cross ethical lines. They will vote on the issue in early April. (Wednesday Journal)

5. Kevin Jackson was officially sworn in as Oak Park Village Manager at a ceremony on Monday. He is the village’s 11th manager and the first Black person to serve in the role. (VOP)

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Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• “The Lost City” opens at Lake Theatre. (4 p.m.)
• Oak Park Regional Housing Center hosts “A Celebration of Women Leaders in Fair & Affordable Housing.” (11:30 a.m.)
• Get vaccinated at Cheney Mansion. (4 p.m.)
• The Oak Park River Forest Museum Gala and Heart of Our Villages Award Ceremony take place at the Nineteenth Century Club. (6:30 p.m.)
• Concordia University hosts a free lecture on human dignity. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Weekly yard waste pick-ups will return in April. (VOP)
• Votes are open for the next round of the Oak Park Public Library’s “Book Madness” bracket. (OPPL)
• Dr. Willie Wilson plans to give away $1 million worth of gasoline today at 50 gas stations, including locations in Berwyn, Maywood and River Grove. (NBC)
• Brookfield Zoo is planning ahead for Earth Day with a “Run For the Planet” event. (Zoo)

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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.