🌱 Woman Killed At Gas Station + Target Theft + Climate Plan

Good morning, Oak Park and River Forest. Here's your five-minute guide to today's headlines.

First, today's weather: Warm with plenty of sun. High: 86 Low: 69.

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

1. A woman was shot and killed at a BP gas station in Oak Park early Wednesday morning. Police said two people approached the woman and shot her in the head around 1:50 a.m. at 100 Chicago Ave. They proceeded to steal her belongings and her vehicle. (Paid source: Sun-Times)

2. Electronics were stolen over the weekend from the Target store at 1129 Lake St. Stolen items included a DVD player and computer accessory adding up to about $245 in value. Oak Park police also made an arrest Friday in a separate retail theft case which occurred at the same Target. (OPPD)

3. Leaders from River Forest, Oak Park and Broadview will have a signing ceremony today to launch the Cross-Community Climate Collaborative. It will be held at 1 p.m. at Triton College. (Patch)

4. Oak Park’s July 4 parade will return next month for the first time since 2019. The deadline to apply for group participation in the parade is June 29. (VOP)

5. River Forest’s annual house walk is set for this Saturday. Tickets are still on sale for “West Side Stories: People and Architecture That Shaped River Forest.” (OPRF Museum)

Today in Oak Park-River Forest:

• Stop by Thursday Night Out in downtown Oak Park. (5 p.m.)
• Oak Park Public Library hosts “The Essence of Being: Open Mic.” (6 p.m.)
• Music critics Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk “Albums from 1972” at a virtual Oak Park Public Library event. (7 p.m.)
• See “In the Heights” at Scoville Park’s “Movies in the Park” series. (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Chamber of Commerce is hosting its "Economic Luncheon: The Future of Technology & Economy" event today. (Chamber)
• Oak Park-owned store Candytopia is now open at 717 Lake St. (Wednesday Journal)
• Virtual interviews began this week for Oak Park Public Library’s next executive director. (OPPL)

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You're all caught up! See you tomorrow for more local news.

— 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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