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Also on today's calendar: Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) and 15 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Oak Park panel discusses history of single-family zoning (oakpark.com) — Oak Park's diversity, equity and inclusion office recently hosted a calm but weighty panel explaining how a century of zoning decisions has shaped who can live in the village and where. Experts walked residents through how single-family zoning intersects with race, class and opportunity, offering context for upcoming choices that could reshape Oak Park's neighborhoods and housing options.
2. Oak Park's Avenue Parking Garage hit with mass car break-ins (oakpark.com) — Nearly 30 cars were smashed and burglarized in Oak Park's Avenue Parking Garage on North Boulevard in the early morning of Sept. 11, leaving returning travelers shocked and questioning village security and communication. Oak Park police linked the incident to a stolen Kia SUV also tied to UIC campus break-ins, and the village is now fielding questions about cameras and notification procedures as the investigation continues.
3. 10 Illinois Farmers Markets Still Worth A Weekend Drive Before The Fall Harvest Ends (newsbreak.com) — Oak Park's own farmers market on Lake Street gets a spotlight here, with fresh donuts, bluegrass, and a wide mix of produce, meats, cheeses, and artisan foods drawing Saturday crowds. The article also suggests nine other Illinois markets worth a weekend drive before the fall harvest winds down, if you're up for a short road trip beyond town.
4. What Remains of the White City? Where to Find 1893 World's Fair History in and Around Chicago (wttw.com) — A quirky piece of 1893 World's Fair history quietly sits in an Oak Park yard: an original ticket booth now decorating the lawn of a historic Forest Avenue home. The story traces this and other surviving fair remnants across Chicago and nearby suburbs, offering ideas for day trips if you enjoy local architecture and history connections.
5. 'Broadview Six' defense team celebrates federal judge's push for fact-finding (oakpark.com) — Oak Park Village Trustee Brian Straw and five co-defendants saw a federal judge sharply question prosecutors about possible misconduct in the high-profile "Broadview Six" case, signaling that parts of the prosecution may be flawed. While the judge has not reached conclusions, she ordered prosecutors to answer detailed questions by Nov. 2 and encouraged both sides to pursue a financial settlement, keeping Straw's legal saga in the spotlight for Oak Park residents.
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