Marc Blesoff, Author at Wednesday Journal

Ageism affects all of us

by Marc Blesoff September 1, 2026September 1, 2026

This year, the Oak Park Aging in Communities Commission is sponsoring a celebration of Ageism Awareness Day on Friday, Oct. 9, at the 19th Century Club, 178 Forest Ave. in Oak Park. The program features Raymond Jetson, founder and author of Aging While Black. Jetson’s keynote will be followed by a panel discussion featuring members […]

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CONSCIOUS AGING: Retire the idea of retirement

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Conscious Aging: Designing lives worth living longer

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Designing lives worth living longer

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Oak Park resident Audra Fullerton recently opened Golden Hour Flower Studio, a boutique, seasonally inspired flower shop in the village’s Arts District.
New West Sub owners, Insight Health Systems, struggle with reopening hospitals in Ohio September 21, 2026
Insight Health Systems struggle to reopen two hospitals in Ohio as they buy two more struggling hospitals in Chicago and Oak Park.
The human faces behind the West Sub debacleSeptember 21, 2026
The closure of West Sub and subsequent lawsuits between Prasad and business partner and landlord Rathnaker Reddy Patlola dominated local headlines for months. But with few exceptions, those most traumatized have not been heard from.
Dilla Thomas leads Austin history tourSeptember 20, 2026
The event was a fundraiser for The Neighborhood Bridge, a not-for-profit founded in 2023 to help West Side residents reach their full potential by connecting them to available human services