🌱 Tap Room Saga Continues + Hemingway's Birthday + Movies In The Park

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest! Let's kick off this Thursday with some local headlines.

First, today's weather: A t-storm around in the p.m. High: 93 Low: 71.

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

1. Catalytic converter thefts continue to plague Oak Park. At least six incidents were reported to the police department between June 25 and July 10, including two thefts in the 800 block of Washington Boulevard. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

2. Yet another Forest Park Tap Room liquor license hearing has been rescheduled after a defendant tested positive for COVID-19, the Review reports. The bar has had its license revoked three times since opening due to COVID-19 violations and lack of crowd control. (Forest Park Review)

3. Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park on this day in 1899. The Hemingway Foundation has two events planned tomorrow to celebrate the hometown author. (OPRF Museum)

4. The Oak Park and River Forest Townships school supply drive runs through Aug. 5 to help students in need. A back-to-school social is also planned for Aug. 12. (Wednesday Journal)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Learn about possums at Longfellow Community Center. (6:30 p.m.)
• Senate President Don Harmon joins fellow lawmakers for a Town Hall at the Park District of Franklin Park. (7 p.m.)
• Jazz Night on the Porch at Pleasant Home. (7 p.m.)
• Join Oak Park Art League’s “Knot a Problem” knitting and needlework group. (7 p.m.)
• “Luca” screens in Centennial Park (7:30 p.m.) and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” screens at Scoville Park. (Dusk)

From my notebook:

• Off Broadway frontman Cliff Johnson has died. The leader of the Oak Park band was an inspiration to local musicians. (Wednesday Journal)
• The iconic Art Institute lion sculptures are back at their posts after undergoing a deep cleaning in Forest Park. (CBS)
• Local band The Island of Misfit Toys will perform at next week’s Thursday Night Out in downtown Oak Park. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

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That's all for today! See you tomorrow for the Friday edition.

— 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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