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JOURNAL of Oak Park and River Forest
October 10, 2018 Vol. 39, No. 12 ONE DOLLAR @oakpark @wednesdayjournal
Museum shows fair housing fight from many angles ‘Open Housing’ exhibit unearths unheralded history By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Writer
Harriette and McLouis “Mac” Robinet moved to Oak Park from Chicago in 1965 after having secured the help of “straw buyers” — a white Presbyterian minister and his wife who bought the historic four-square home and immediately sold it to the African-American couple in order to evade the racist restrictions that had blocked the couple’s previous attempts to purchase a house. In a 1968 article published in Redbook, a national women’s magazine, Harriette recalled moving day. “When a Negro family moves into an all-white suburb, it’s officially called a ‘move-in,’” she wrote. “A ‘move-in’ involves many precautions. The Illinois Commission on Human Rights suggests that neighbors not see the Negro family near the house before the actual moving day. I hadn’t even been inside of our new home yet. “The moving must be fast and professional, done in the middle of the day, in the middle of the week — no weekend idlers nearby. And the white neighbors must be completely informed before See EXHIBIT on page 16
Image provided by John Sheehan
DRONE ZONE: A screenshot of a YouTube video by Oak Park resident John Sheehan’s “Better with a Drone” channel. The drone hovers above Scoville Park, 800 Lake St., at dusk.
Oak Park and River Forest by air Local resident gets amazing views of western suburbs and more
By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … a drone! Over the last decade, as drone technology has advanced and the airborne machines have come down in price, hobbyists like Oak Parker John Sheehan have
become increasingly more common. Over the last year, or so, the semi-retired videographer has shot dozens of videos with his drones, which he posts to his YouTube channel “Better with a Drone” (www.youtube.com/user/dogstar7/videos) offering breathtaking views of wellknown local landmarks such as Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, Ascension
Catholic Church and St. Edmund Catholic Church in Oak Park, Grace Lutheran Church and the campuses of Concordia and Dominican universities in River Forest, the Forest Park water tower and the new Eleven33 luxury apartment building under construction at the corner of Harlem Avenue and South Boulevard. See DRONE on page 14