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Shimko out at OPRF

George Shimko, the Oak Park and River Forest High School head girls’ varsity basketball coach, stepped down Sept. 27.

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Oak Park pulls $6M from reserves to balance budget December 4, 2023
Oak Park’s Village Board of Trustees formally adopted a balanced 2024 budget using about $6 million from reserves, triggering conversations… Read more: Oak Park pulls $6M from reserves to balance budget
Political fund controlled by Oak Park Democrat fined $99,500December 4, 2023
An independent political action committee run by a prominent Oak Park Democrat with close ties to State Senate President Don… Read more: Political fund controlled by Oak Park Democrat fined $99,500
OPRF music departments prep for ‘Prisms of Winter’ ConcertDecember 4, 2023
The music departments at Oak Park and River Forest High School are working together to bounce off each other to… Read more: OPRF music departments prep for ‘Prisms of Winter’ Concert
From classroom to migrants: OPRF civics class spurs juniors to aid crisisDecember 4, 2023
What began as a way to get a good grade in an Oak Park and River Forest High School civics… Read more: From classroom to migrants: OPRF civics class spurs juniors to aid crisis
OPRF environmental club wants climate education part of school’s curriculumDecember 1, 2023
Members of OPRF’s active environmental club are regularly chosen by It’s Our Future to go to the UN’s annual climate… Read more: OPRF environmental club wants climate education part of school’s curriculum