🌱 Stationery Store Targeted + Turano Baking Company Expands

It's Friday, Oak Park and River Forest! In today's issue of Patch's daily digest:

• Police recover several stolen vehicles
• Oak Park plans a Black History Month event
• Kribi Coffee is making changes

But first, today's weather: Colder with partial sunshine. High: 35 Low: 22.

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

1. Fitzgerald’s Fine Stationery was targeted by attempted burglars earlier this week, according to the Oak Park Police Department’s daily summary report. A witness told police one of two subjects showed her a handgun Feb. 7 at the rear of the downtown business on Marion Street. She went inside and called 911. Police recovered a safe in the alley and no loss was reported. (OPPD)

2. Turano Baking Company will expand parking options at its Roosevelt Road location to make room for overflow vehicles. The village approved the permit earlier this week. (Wednesday Journal)

3. The Village of Oak Park will host a Black History Month celebration next weekend. The free Feb. 18 event will be held at the Nineteenth Century Club. (VOP)

4. The Forest Park location of Kribi Coffee is expected to add later hours, alcoholic beverages and music events to its offerings, the Review reports. Changes could begin as early as this spring, Director of Operations Abbey Brumfiel told the paper. (Review)

5. A new “Inspired by History” creative writing group is launching this month at the Oak Park River Forest Museum. The first free session is set for Feb. 16. (Museum)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• It’s music night at Buzz Cafe. (5:30 p.m.)
• Explore ceramics at Dole Center. (6 p.m.)
• Lake Theatre kicks off a week of “Titanic” 25th anniversary screenings. (7:45 p.m.)
• Taco Mucho hosts a “Palentine’s” Party. (8 p.m.)
• Guitarra Azul performs at Maya del Sol. (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Maywood mother LaDonna Williams told CBS the police department is not communicating with her about her son’s 2021 murder case. (CBS)
• Seven stolen vehicles were recovered by police Feb. 5-7. (OPPD)
• It’s the final day to shop the Oak Park Conservatory online Valentine’s Market. The in-person version of the event is set for Feb. 14. (PDOP)
• Tonight’s “Parents Night Out” event at The Depot has been canceled. (Park District)

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That's all for this Friday. Another edition of the OPRF newsletter will be in your inbox tomorrow.

— 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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