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BREAKING: D.C. Circuit panel rules 2-1 to permit Trump administration to axe $16 billion climate funds authorized by Biden administration. Ruling lifts Judge Chuktkan's injunction. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Trump fired experienced immigration judges during a historic case backlog, then decided the solution was … hiring people with ZERO immigration law experience. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
National Guard deployment during Los Angeles immigration protests illegal, federal judge rules. Judge Charles Breyer finds Trump administration violated a federal law that prohibits military enforcement of domestic laws.
Well, if they literally end up cleaning-up trash from the streets like in DC, this might be really helpful. Please start on Lake St. in Oak Park under the L tracks, and go all the way downtown. Thank you, custodian in chief.
Here is a 1950’s photo of Gilmore’s Department Store once located at W Lake St & N Oak Park Ave in Oak Park, IL.
The Constitution “gives the president no explicit authority to regulate elections. Rather, it gives states the power to decide the rules of elections, oversee voting and try to prevent fraud.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
And map of Chicago red light cameras: data.cityofchicago.org/Transportati...
Interactive map of Chicago speed camera locations: data.cityofchicago.org/Transportati...
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Oak Park’s statement on the potential deployment of the National Guard to Chicago. More info: www.oak-park.us/Community/Oa...
Oh, Andy Borowitz. What a gem you are.
If you have ever been to this one, you will learn this is not just an ad campaign- it is the truth!
On a clear day. . .
I love JB more every day.
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Ugh. Right. So many proponents of density and more housing and such a perfect commuter location and…. this. Not to mention the hyper-focus on sustainability, net zero biking, etc., and then throwing this into the mix. Hope it does not get through, but not sure where other developers are.
Some Saturday morning Oak Park history. www.chicagomag.com/city-life/ma...
Public hearing on 9/11 for special use permit for proposed QuikTrip on Oak Park Mohr site, right off I-290. QT proposes construction of a 6,609 square foot building with 16 fueling stations, and 48 parking spaces. (Photo is not from plans for Oak Park.) www.oakpark.com/public-notic...
A Flock account associated with the Palos Heights PD “searched Oak Park Flock data 28 times with a stated purpose of investigation ‘immigration violation.’” A Palos police detective had shared his login with a DEA agent, who then used it for the unauthorized searches. www.oakpark.com/2025/08/28/s...
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Another pretty sunset at Oak Park Metra station
“With a possible federal troop deployment looming, city officials and the Chicago Police Department are preparing a response plan forged during last year’s Democratic National Convention.” www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
It’s official. And awful. www.dailyherald.com/20250828/chi...
“Babbitt, an Air Force veteran, was shot and killed by law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as she attempted to climb through a barricaded door to the Speaker’s lobby near the House chamber.” thehill.com/policy/defen...
Yes! apnews.com/article/fede...
The Chicago Sun-Times, NBC-5, and other media report that ICE, etc., will be based at Naval Station Great Lakes, north of Chicago, and will be active in the city through September. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog... www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
But Oak Park cancelled first! (We have such a rivalry. 😁)
Oak Park staffers spotlight ECHO at national conference
Students at Oak Park and River Forest High School noticed something different when they returned to school this month. The exterior doors had been removed from most bathrooms at the school as officials work to prevent incidents of vaping and class ditching. Doors on bathroom stalls remain in place.
“…Shah wrote that she resigned because she believed that the board was ready to take ‘punitive action’ against her, and that she and the board did not have the level of mutual respect that she needed to continue on in her job.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/25/o...
“Flock Safety, whose cameras are mounted in more than 4,000 communities nationwide, put a hold last week on pilot programs with the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection and its law enforcement arm, Homeland Security Investigations…” wgntv.com/news/illinoi...
Spotted a mural in Oak Park #Chicago and thought of @ninjitsuprincss.bsky.social and other librarians on here.
Participate in some climate action while you get your farmer's market goodies. 350 Chicago will be at the Oak Park Farmers Market on Saturday August 30th collecting signed postcards in support of fossil fuel divestment and utility accountability. #farmersmarkets #climateaction
From Oak Park Trustee Derek Eder on why he vote voted to cancel Flock cameras, and why he encourages other elected officials to do the same.
We just spent a week in Chicago. Stayed right off of State Street near the park. Had a fantastic time- art institute, cultural museum, took the train multiple times, attended the free house music festival in the park which was fun, family filled. went to Oak Beach, pier fireworks. They are lying.
Launching today- the Illinois Legal Council for Health Justice developed a hotline for the Illinois LGBTQIA+ community: www.ilprideconnect.org/legal-hotline Other resources: www.ilprideconnect.org?utm_source=n...
“Freedom is a fragile thing and it's never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation.” — Ronald Reagan, Inaugural Address as CA Governor, Jan. 5, 1967. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"The Pentagon has for weeks been planning a military deployment to Chicago as President Donald Trump seeks to crack down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration, in a model that could later be used in other major cities, officials familiar with the matter said." /3
We don’t live in an ‘information desert’ anymore. We live in an all-you-can-eat buffet So, maybe it’s just me, but this has got to be the most irritating era in history to have done your homework. Because when you’ve actually read the book, it’s painful watching everyone else argue about the cover.
Last thing ;) while OPRF is about 25% of our tax bill, remember D97 is almost *40%* of our taxes, and change likely starts there!
Also FYI- full US News OPRF ranking which includes factors: www.usnews.com/education/be...
FYI- full “Honors for All” report on initial outcomes. go.boarddocs.com/il/oprfhs/Bo...
Yep. Based on factors for US News— more kids taking AP classes and doing well, improve all test scores esp. math, improve graduation rate. (Also related- with freshman “Honors for All,”kids need more support. While improving equitable opportunities, more kids are failing. See below.)
Good news! “Thomas Gary, an Oak Parker who has served on the Triton College board and in the U.S. Navy Reserve for 27 years, announced late last week that he will run for Ford’s seat.” www.oakpark.com/2025/07/22/t...
Oak Park River Forest High School is ranked #34 in the US News and World Report 2025 Illinois high school rankings. www.usnews.com/education/be...
Candidate Jason Friedman’s donor list as of 6/30 (Mario Tricoci! Craig Duchossois! real estate people, attorneys, yada yada): www.fec.gov/data/receipt...
Candidates for Danny Davis’ 7th Congressional seat are listed below, with total reported FEC donations through 6/30/25. Get the list of donors for each candidate by clicking on each name here: www.fec.gov/data/electio...
Oak Park, IL - United States #LittleFreeLibrary #lfl #books #reading
When Pete's Fresh Market tore down the historic Hill Motor Sales building on Madison Street in Oak Park over the objections of preservationists, they tried to appease us by promising to stick the terra cotta grotesques from the old building on the side of the new store.
World War 2 parade in downtown Oak Park. Early 1940s. Lydia Schneider participates as nurse. Film by Charles A. Schneider.
See you all tomorrow at 10am @ the Oak Park Farmers Market to grab your clipboard & help us gather signatures! 📋🖊️
And how much of the conversation was not transcribed? apnews.com/article/epst...
The Chicago pope plays ping pong! A gift of bags can’t be far behind. “Blackwell’s company produced a personalized papal ping pong table, along with special paddles and balls, and presented it to the pope, who is an avid fan of outdoor tennis.” www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/n...
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🚨 Supreme Court allows Trump administration to terminate $783 million in NIH grants linked to DEI initiatives. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson: “‘There are no fixed rules. We seem to have two: that one, and this [Trump] Administration always wins.’” www.scotusblog.com/2025/08/supr...
🚨 #BREAKING #News Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push apnews.com/article/supr...
BREAKING: A divided Supreme Court ALLOWS the National Institutes of Health to withhold $783 million in funding for research related to "gender ideology," DEI & other disfavored topics with complicated reasoning. Roberts & liberals dissent. #SCOTUS www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Focusing on the grand jury transcript is such a red herring. “‘The information contained in the Epstein grand jury transcripts pales in comparison to the Epstein investigation information and materials in the hands of the Department of Justice,’ the judge wrote...” thehill.com/regulation/c...
Calling nearly $10 million in penalties issued against Illinois Senate President Don Harmon for exceeding campaign contribution limits “ridiculous and unconstitutional,” an attorney for the Oak Park Democrat argued the legislator did not violate the political fundraising law he helped write.
Seen outside an Oak Park, IL business. THIS is the way.
🧵 Earlier this year, MACA received awards totaling $4,500 from the students in the Future Philanthropists Program (FPP) of the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation. We're so grateful for the talents and generosity of these incredible students and their mentors! 1/4
This is chilling, and so similar to how domestic abusers rationalize their behavior: “Harvard has to understand, the last thing I want to do is hurt them,” [Trump] added. “They’re hurting themselves. They’re fighting.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
“I would say the fact that so many people were reaching out played a large factor” in the decision… “I’m very pleased that the billboard is down because of the animosity it was causing and the angst in the community. It’s not healthy for the community.” capitolnewsillinois.com/news/billboa...
Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman stated the Trump administration’s interpretation of the law was “broad to the point of absurdity.”
“The proposed rebate deal is set to go forward as a 20-year agreement, which would pay [Nicholas] Karris’ firm no more than $2 million over the life of the contract. No village sales tax funds would be rebated to the Barnes & Noble corporation through this deal…” www.oakpark.com/2025/08/19/b...
Oak Park D97 school board appointed current assistant superintendent Patrick Robinson to be acting superintendent until 9/15. Then, retired superintendents Griff Powell and Patricia Wernet will take over as co-interim superintendents for the remainder of the school year.
We’ve compiled a list of current clean energy tax incentives for Oak Park residents, their use, and when they expire. Please check out our recent blog post. #cleanenergy #greenenergy #oakpark #oakparkil #oakparkillinois
Progress! www.nprillinois.org/illinois/202...
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“At the time, the Gold Coast wasn't quite the luxurious neighborhood it is today. Many of the older homes were operating as boarding houses or were sliced up into apartments.” www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-...
Register here for the Oak Park Farmers Market Pie Bake-Off (or just show up on 9/6 and enjoy!) www.oak-park.us/Community/Ev...
Oak Park D97 school board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday to discuss the superintendent’s resignation, appointment of an acting superintendent, and the appointment of co-interim superintendents. www.oakpark.com/2025/08/18/d...
Oak Park District 97 Superintendent Ushma Shah abrubtly resigns
Please cast a vote for the Oak Park Farmers Market! Vote here: markets.farmland.org/markets/3099...
This is about the for-profit “Language and Music School” at the Hales Mansion at Oak Park Ave. and Chicago Ave. (Some history of the property: www.oakpark.com/2019/06/25/m...) Main article: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/17/l... www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/17/l...
Oak Park District 97 superintendent resigned effective immediately right before the school year. Her contract was just renewed for two years in February, 2025. www.op97.org/news/1813767...
“The list provided phonetic pronouncers for all the Russian men expected at the summit, including ‘Mr. President POO-tihn.’” (Do they really think “tihn” is more understandable?) www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n...
Today in Oak Park! www.tickettailor.com/events/seven...
Who is the Kornacki of weather? Who can I watch who will FEEL the excitement of this hurricane? The Weather Channel and Weather News are not sufficiently conveying the wonder of a Cat 5 this early in the season, and I need more!
Love it when people can laugh at themselves. This is gold. www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/a...
“Lewandowski described his government role as being ‘Elon Musk without ... $400 billion’”.https://www.axios.com/2025/08/14/white-house-dhs-lewandowski-noem
Free baby supplies available at Oak Park village hall
Thursday Night Out in Oak Park!
Our government facilities now sound like Garbage Pail Kids.
In Indiana, transgender students wanted to be called by their chosen name. A teacher objected on “religious grounds” and sued. The district court ruled in favor of the students. The appellate court reversed and remanded it. Watch this one. municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2025/08/teac...
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This was home to the Oak Park Migrant Ministry which is now “reviewing optimal spaces for its services and are ‘open to any suggestions.’” www.oakpark.com/2025/08/12/s...
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Subway sandwich man: A few drinks, a sandwich, a fascist dictatorship and a felony charge.
Calling all pen nerds- it’s time! (And they will have “on-the-spot nib grinding.” If you are not into pens, the phrase alone might intrigue you!) www.atlasstationers.com/blogs/news/t...
Oak Park book swap!
“Municipalities across the country have debated the idea of ditching single family residential zoning in efforts to address affordability and density issues.” www.oakpark.com/2025/08/07/e...
I am spending a beautiful summer day reading this transcript of Laura Loomer’s deposition and keep making noises that are kind of like gasps of shock, kind of like laughter. Like [gestures widely] this is impossible, yet is happened.