New federal regulations are forcing immigration reporting requirements on recipients of Oak Park CDBG funds. Three groups will not agree. On 3/10, the Village Board will consider paying them from other Village funds in lieu of the CDBG grants. oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
“In interviews outside early voting sites in the Chicago suburbs this week… Several [people] said they were concerned that the criticism of AIPAC was veiled antisemitism. Others said they viewed AIPAC’s support as a drawback for a candidate.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...
“Fueled by billions of dollars in new funding, ICE operations across the nation have roiled communities, separated families and created a culture of fear in pursuit of President Donald Trump’s vow to rid the country of unauthorized migrants.” apnews.com/article/suic...
“The assistance, which has not been previously reported, signals that the rapidly expanding conflict now features one of America’s chief nuclear-armed competitors with exquisite intelligence capabilities.” Gift article: wapo.st/3OUfaJg
“About 74% of people stopped by police in Oak Park last year were Black and roughly 83% of all stops were in response to a call for service, according to the data.”
The 7th District encompasses much of Chicago’s West Side, Downtown, South Loop and parts of the South Side in addition to all or parts of suburban Broadview, Bellwood, Forest Park, Hillside, Oak Park, La Grange and Maywood.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/03/1...
Cricket’s revenge.
Please pick yourself. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
“‘The focus right now should be on paying people back, not doubling down on illegal tariffs,’ said Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield. The suit comes a day after a judge ruled t hat companies who paid tariffs under Trump’s old framework should get refunds.” apnews.com/article/glob...
“Martinez is now the first known American citizen shot to death by federal immigration agents during President Donald Trump’s second term.” Gift article: wapo.st/40d1rzS
“Trade experts estimate that the U.S. government could owe as much as $175 billion to businesses that paid IEEPA levies.” www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tru...
“Five Republicans joined with all Democrats in support of a motion to call the nation’s top law enforcement official up to Capitol Hill for questioning, and the motion itself was offered by GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina.” justsecurity.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Gift article. “Just after 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 7, the women, mostly moms from Oak Park and River Forest who know each other through their children’s schools, jumped over a concrete barrier, sat down in the middle of the street and held hands.” www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/04/c...
Oak Park considers down payment assistance for first-time home buyers
I kind of love driving west under the L on Lake.
Trump’s executive orders sought to prevent law firms that went against him from doing business with the government, and threatened their clients with the loss of government contracts. trib.al/O2I6aDI
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BREAKING: Local Person Solves Middle East With Canva Pro.
This is the reverse of Oak Park’s issues with Flock cameras- here the *technology companies* are trying to restrict the government’s use of their tools for improper domestic surveillance. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/t...
Now if only Colbert or Kimmel would host… www.axios.com/2026/03/02/w...
What am I to do with this? Nick Fuentes said: “This administration needs to be shut down immediately. Do not vote in the midterms, and if you do, vote for Democrats, f--- this.” www.thedailybeast.com/far-right-in...
This says it all. Real-time countdown to the 250th anniversary, while the national terrorism advisory website “will not be actively managed” due to a lapse in federal funding.
Politico Illinois updated PAC money to IL-07 and other Congressional races. “…15 super PACs are spending more than $18 million combined in four key congressional races, including three groups aligned with AIPAC.” [Note: click on tabs at bottom for each district: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Happening in March. “The Park District of Oak Park conducts prescribed burns of the native plant areas for the purpose of improving the health of the plantings. These burns are conducted on an annual basis at Taylor, Field, Barrie, and Lindberg Park and Austin Gardens…” pdop.org/prescribed-b...
