On Dec. 9, we attended a presentation by Ken Trainor at the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association. He read selections from his book Our Town Oak Park, which is a collection of Wednesday Journal columns that he has written, covering the years 1990 to the present. Ken is a very talented writer and teller of stories about people who have contributed to making Oak Park what it has become today. In the book you will get to meet people you might never have heard of and learn of their accomplishments and contributions.
Ken Trainor is Oak Park’s heart and soul, capturing the pulse of our town. He has a sense of seeing things in people that might escape others. Each column has twists which will surely give you new perspectives on some very interesting fellow Oak Parkers.
My sister remembers growing up in Oak Park in the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s. She earned her nursing degree from Oak Park Hospital Nursing School, married and then raised five children in Oak Park. We also have five children who were born at Oak Park Hospital prior to the merger with Rush.
So we have done our holiday shopping for our kids and my sister, but don’t tell them … they’re all getting Ken’s book, Our Town Oak Park … and we urge you to do the same! It’s available online (Amazon or Barnes & Noble) or at The Pile Bookstore in Berwyn.
Bill & Lynne Higgins
River Forest