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  • Why an Oak Park trustee's protest case is rattling federal prosecutors

Also on today's calendar: Illinois Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame Ceremony Comes to Chicago! and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 56.
  • Tuesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Broadview Six Prosecutor Blasts DOJ Boss in Scathing Exit Letter (meidasnews.com) — A high-profile federal prosecutor's resignation letter sheds new light on the failed "Broadview Six" case that included Oak Park village trustee Brian Straw among the defendants. She claims Justice Department leaders pushed felony charges, then blamed her when the case collapsed and all charges were dropped. Her exit raises fresh questions about how top officials handled the politically sensitive protest prosecution.
   

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  • Restored Frank Lloyd Wright House Asks $2.1 Million After Becoming a $200,000-a-Year Rental (realtytoday.com)

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  • With Entler on leave, Village Hall operates without administrator (forestparkreview.com)
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  • Letters: An environmental review of Amtrak's rail yard plan for Bridgeport is a must (chicagotribune.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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