🌱 Trinity Honors Late Teacher + Oak Park Event Draws Thousands

Good morning! Thanks for checking out today's Oak Park-River Forest Daily. In today's guide to local stories:

• A South Boulevard building project gets another extension
• The River Forest Village President steps into a new role
• "Bonfires and Brews" are offered at Cheney Mansion

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

1. The mixed-use building at 715-717 South Blvd. is “80 percent done” after years of delays, according to developer Art Gurevich. The Village Board granted him a 9-month extension on the project, due to pandemic challenges and supply chain issues. “This building shouldn’t take longer to build than the Hoover Dam,” Trustee Jim Taglia said. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

2. At least 11 cars were stolen in Oak Park between Sept. 18-25, according to the Oak Park Police Department. Four of the stolen vehicles were recovered by Chicago police. (Wednesday Journal)

3. River Forest Village President Catherine Adduci was recently elected president of the Illinois Municipal League, which she has served since 2015. “What motivates me is working for the taxpayers,” Adduci told Wednesday Journal. (Wednesday Journal)

4. River Forest Public Library will host three focus groups next month to compile resident feedback on its new strategic plan. The first meeting is Oct. 3, with virtual options later in the month. (Library)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Learn about Medicare at an Oak Park Public Library seminar. (5 p.m.)
• Sample beers from One Lake Brewing at Cheney Mansion’s monthly Bonfires and Brews. (7 p.m.)
• Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver star in “The Good House,” now screening at Lake Theatre. (7 p.m.)
• Thrive Counseling Center hosts “How to Talk to Children and Adolescents about Traumatic World Events” at Oak Park Public Library. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Two Chicago women were arrested for negligent driving in connection with a “rowdy” funeral procession through Forest Park earlier this week. (Review)
• As Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida, the Village of Oak Park is reminding residents to refresh their emergency preparedness plans for natural disasters in the Midwest. (VOP)
• Trinity High School dedicated a classroom to Mary Jardine Barrett, who died in April after teaching at Trinity for more than 40 years. (THS)
• Online village services were temporarily unavailable Wednesday due to an internet outage. (VOP)
• An estimated 7,000 people attended Oaktoberfest over the weekend. The event returned for the first time since before the pandemic. (Paid source: Oak Leaves)

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That's all for this Thursday! See you tomorrow for another 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Oak Park-River Forest Daily? Contact me at georgi.presecky@patch.com.