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Musk/Trump going full Taylor Swift on each other, and I am loving every minute of it. They are never, ever getting back together.

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#Trump admin must restore #AmeriCorps programs in 24 states, judge rules https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.581470/gov.uscourts.mdd.581470.148.0_3.pdf A federal judge ordered the Trump admin on Thursday to restore programs funded by AmeriCorps grants in 24 Democratic-led […]

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No Kings- Oak Park! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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Property anchored by the historic Green Mill jazz club up for sale. www.loopnet.com/Listing/4800...

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Recording of 4.5 hour Oak Park Village Board meeting last night. :55- loan to The Day Nursery (approved) 1:31- dual-use for places of worship (approved) 1:37-3:00 bike plan public comment 3:00-4:23- bike plan presentation (no vote- just a presentation) oak-park.granicus.com/player/clip/...

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So Hemingway was even there for the passing of the ax, an Oak Park River Forest HS graduation tradition since 1905. (Was there for it this past weekend. 🥹) www.oakpark.com/2024/06/03/t...

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Some good news today. wapo.st/45nTZpp

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Bye, precedent. The order “directed all agencies, including the EEOC, to deprioritize ‘disparate impact’ enforcement—that is, investigations and lawsuits that challenge neutral practices that have unequal outcomes based on race, sex, or other protected characteristics.” www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/mes...

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“Service on half of the CTA’s eight rail lines could be cut entirely or at least on whole branches of the line, the RTA has said. More than 50 “L” stations could close or see drastic service cuts. Frequencies on remaining rail lines would be cut 10% to 25%.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/02/i...

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Oak Park’s Thursday Night Out is back this Thursday, 6/5 from 5 to 9 p.m. Runs weekly through the end of August. Friends, food and free entertainment! More info here: thursdaynightout.com

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May, 2025 Oak Park “Development Activity Report.” www.oak-park.us/files/assets...

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Great list. Thanks to @chicagopublicsquare.com for highlighting it in their daily newsletter. Subscribe here: chicagopublicsquare.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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Oak Park Library book sale is coming 7/11-7/13! Donations accepted throughout June. And, on Saturdays from 9-3, you can simply drive-up behind the main library and volunteers will help unload your donations from your car. (Clean those books out to make room for more!) www.oppl.org/about/friend...

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Aww— come on! Awake Illinois was talking about protesting in Oak Park because we were on the list! What are we going to do now?

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Oak Park’s “Day in Our Village” is today, 6/1! Enjoy! www.oak-park.us/Community/Ev...

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OP-CAN is at the Oak Park Farmers' Market this morning sharing information about community solar and other options for electrifying your home. More information: opcan.org/resources #electrifyeverything #electrification #climate #climatechange #oakpark #oakparkil #oakparkillinois

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Today in Oak Park! One of the best events of the year!

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Up at the 6/3 Oak Park Village Board meeting- discussion of updated Bike Plan. Ridgeland bike plan on hold. Harvard bike plan causing quite a stir, so will discuss anticipated impacts and potential alternatives. Bikeshare plan will also be discussed. oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...

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Up at the 6/3 Oak Park Village Board meeting- a $247K no interest, forgiveable loan to The Day Nursery to keep it open for another 8 months. To be secured by land owned by the Nursery, and would allow time for it to fundraise and develop a plan to stay open. oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...

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At the 6/3 Oak Park Village Board meeting: amendments to Village Code to allow “dual-uses” of churches for apartments or offices. Local church leaders are seeking ways to “repurpose church assets in underutilized buildings” as congregation numbers decrease. oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...

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Gas-powered leaf blowers are prohibited in Oak Park starting June 1, 2025. This new ordinance will help reduce carbon and other forms of air pollution, as well as noise pollution. #gaspoweredleafblower #pollution #airpollution #carbonemissions #noisepollution #oakpark #oakparkil #oakparkillinois

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The owners of a Frank Lloyd Wright home in Oak Park are hoping that the property’s next owner has a passion for preservation. After nearly 27 years, Tom and Deb Abrahamson are selling their home at 515 Fair Oaks Ave. for an estimated $1.9 million.

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President Donald Trump’s directives for mass firings at multiple agencies will remain on hold, a federal appeals court ruled.

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Today’s “headline from history” in the NYT, 24 years ago today

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“He told people he was taking so much ketamine that it was affecting his bladder. He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms. And he traveled with a daily medication box that held about 20 pills, including the stimulant Adderall”. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

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“The State Department has told U.S. consulates and embassies to immediately begin reviewing the social media accounts of Harvard's student visa applicants for antisemitism in what it called a pilot program that could be rolled out for colleges nationwide.” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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Justices Jackson and Sotomayor dissented. Jackson noted “the devastating consequences of allowing the government to precipitously upend the lives and livelihoods of nearly half a million noncitizens while their legal claims are pending.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

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The Migrant Ministry of the Catholic Parishes of Oak Park has provided assistance to thousands of migrants — and nearly all of the ministry's volunteers are senior citizens.

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What fresh new hell does our government bring to us today? This. But proud of Oak Park. www.dhs.gov/sanctuary-ju... “Sanctuary jurisdictions including cities, counties, and states that are deliberately and shamefully obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws…”

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The ruling does not affect other tariffs based on “national security grounds.” Trump used that in March “to widen existing steel and aluminum tariffs and slap a 25 percent duty on foreign auto imports.” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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A competing 6/14 event! Pope Leo will address the crowd via video at a mass held at Comiskey (er… “Rate Field”). www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/p...

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Judge Chutkan found that 14 states made a “credible argument that the tech billionaire and Trump megadonor now ‘occupies a continuing position’ and ‘exercises significant authority,’ all without ‘proper appointment’ by Congress.“ www.cnbc.com/2025/05/27/m...

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The ordinance “applies to property owners who are using a landscaping firm that is doing the work on the property. So, it gives the village the ability to do enforcement on both the property owner and the landscaper if they’re found using that gas powered leaf blower.”

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“The map passed the board by a vote of 5 to 2, with trustees Cory Wesley and Brian Straw voting against the map as a declaration of their interest in progressive residential zoning reform targeting an increase in ‘missing middle housing’ for Oak Park.”

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Local paper criticizing the Oak Park Village Manager and Village President. "Jackson owns the failure of Oak Park’s economic development infrastructure. Along with Scaman, they dismantled the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation..." www.oakpark.com/2025/05/27/h...

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Village of Oak Park is hiring TWO "Economic Vitality Administrators." $111K-$161K. One will focus on real estate development and one will focus on small business retention. www.oak-park.us/Government/V...

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"Oak Park fired one of its high-ranking staff members not long after one of his peers resigned citing a toxic workplace environment....In documents associated with Crawford’s dismissal, village leaders described repeated conflicts between him and Egan." www.oakpark.com/2025/05/27/r...

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“It was the second time a federal judge found one of Mr. Trump’s orders targeting elite law firms unconstitutional…” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...

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Harvard has “vigorously pushed back in federal court” against demands to ban students “hostile to the American values,” audits “of the political ideology of students and faculty to ensure ‘viewpoint diversity,’ and quarterly status updates to the administration.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...

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FREE classes on government and democracy from Harvard. They also offer 134 other free courses. All are listed here: pll.harvard.edu/catalog?pric...

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The use of gas-powered leaf blowers in Oak Park will be permanently prohibited starting June 1, 2025. Here are some financial incentives to help with the change. More info here: www.oak-park.us/Building-Bus...

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Oak Park received $440K for 2026 alley improvements from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) as part of its Green Infrastructure Partnership. Map below.

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Today at 11 am in Oak Park. www.oak-park.us/Events-direc...

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“The price of the ongoing geothermal project at Oak Park and River Forest High School is going to be a little higher than projected due to two changes that are estimated to cost nearly $174,000.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/23/o...

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It isn't a Wright but a Prairie style house by another prairie architect, Vernon Watson, is on the market in Oak Park for $500K. Could use some de-modernization. Not sure what they were thinking painting all the wood. Great windows though! www.zillow.com/homedetails/...?

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It brings me no pleasure to announce that the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation New Balances go exceptionally hard

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