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🌱 Patch AM: How did Oak Park police really handle last Halloween’s teen chaos?

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In today's newsletter:

  • How did Oak Park police really handle last Halloween's teen chaos?
  • What's really standing between Oak Park and a reopened West Sub hospital?

Also on today's calendar: Democracy Doesn't Defend Itself and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Friday: Some sun with a shower, temps: high: 71, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oak Park cops handled last Halloween's teen take over well, says consultant (oakpark.com) — Oak Park residents are getting a first look at an outside consultant's review of how local police handled last year's chaotic Halloween teen takeover downtown, with generally high marks but calls for better planning and documentation. The report, obtained via FOIA, will be discussed by the Citizens Police Oversight Committee and likely the village board this month as officials prepare for this year's Halloween.
   

• West Suburban Medical Center Reopening: Community Demands Answers (oakpark.com) — Oak Park's largest former employer and key hospital, West Suburban Medical Center, remains closed, and local lawmakers say residents deserve clearer answers and stronger state oversight before any reopening. At a packed community meeting, officials and neighbors described longer ambulance trips, personal medical crises, and frustration with private owners, while demanding that any future operator provide reliable, high-quality care rather than a quick fix.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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