W E D N E S D A Y
July 12, 2023 Vol. 44, No. 2
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of Oak Park and River Forest
Called to help the marginalized Pages 4 and 5
Parents feel betrayed by pediatrician’s tweets
Oak Park Pediatrics announces Dr. Thompson’s ‘extended leave’ By AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ Staff Reporter
Dr. Elizabeth Thompson, or “SuzySidewalk” as she was known on Twitter, is currently on an “extended leave” from Oak Park Pediatrics after the practice became aware of her various homophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-mask and antitrans tweets. The tweets, which have been circulating on social media, including local Oak Park parent groups on Facebook, include re-posts with the hashtag #BoycottTarget for allegedly “grooming kids,” the comment “abuse” on a picture of a toddler in a mask, replying “illegal immigration doesn’t reflect my values” on a tweet from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s tweet that included the phrase “DACA reflects our values as a nation,” and showing support for anti-drag queen story time and anti-trans activism commentary.
Village Overhaul? Discussion on renovating police station widens to possible demolition of Oak Park Village Hall REPORT BY STACEY SHERIDAN, PAGE 21
See TWEETS on page 8
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