When COVID-19 first began to disrupt business as usual in mid-March, the OP/FYI newsletter took an unplanned hiatus.
The rapidly changing impact of a growing worldwide pandemic made a bi-monthly publication distributed by the U.S. Postal Service a less-than-ideal way to keep citizens informed....
Sign up for enews...Receive the latest COVID-19 information from the Village of Oak Park directly to your email inbox by signing up for Village enews at www.oak-park.us/enews. Updates include details about Oak Park’s daily testing bulletins and the latest local and state guidelines related to...
A shortened annual fall leaf collection program for 2020 is scheduled for Nov. 2 – Dec. 10 with six pickups planned for each section of the Village. Leaves should be raked into the street at least 18 inches from the curb the day before the scheduled pickup dates indicated on the map. Leaves raked...
Online referral network The HUB connects individuals with a broad network of local and regional agencies and institutions that offer free and reduced-cost social services, including senior and youth services, developmental disabilities, medical health care and behavioral/mental health services. The...
The Village has been officially designated as a Dementia Friendly Community by the non-profit organization Dementia Friendly America. The designation came after more than a year of work by the Village Board, residents, the Aging in Place Commission, community partners and Development Customer...
Individuals living with memory loss and their caregivers have a safe online space to connect, and enjoy recreational and educational opportunities at The Memory Café. Online gatherings are set for 2 p.m., Tuesdays, Nov. 17 and Dec. 15. Call 708.383.8060 or email memorycafe@oakparktownship.org for...
Anyone who receives a call from the Oak Park Public Health Department or any certified health department may have tested positive for COVID-19 or had close contact with someone who has tested positive for the highly contagious coronavirus. The importance of answering or returning the call can’t be...
Public health officials say it is more critical than ever for residents to get flu shots as soon as possible this season. Flu and COVID-19 each can cause serious respiratory illness, and co-infection could possibly lead to more severe illnesses.
Many of the symptoms of flu and COVID-19 are the same...
Until a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 is widely available, public health officials urge everyone to practice the 3 W’s to help slow the spread of the highly contagious disease: Wear a mask. Watch your distance. Wash your hands. A person can be carrying the virus and not know it. Masking and physical...
The State of Illinois is operating community-based COVID-19 testing sites that are open to everyone regardless of symptoms or other criteria. No appointment, doctor referral or insurance is needed, and testing is free. Public health officials say testing is crucial to identifying new cases and...
Village Hall re-opened to the public in late July with measures in place to help protect visitors and municipal employees from the COVID-19 coronavirus by limiting building hours, access and occupancy. However, developments with the pandemic could change the availability of in-person services, so...
The Oak Park Police Department is urging residents to take proactive steps to prevent package delivery thefts as the COVID-19 pandemic has substantially increased online shopping, a trend that is expected to continue to grow this holiday season. The increase in package thefts from porches and homes...
Oak Park’s residential beat officers are hosting their regular neighborhood zone meetings virtually as the need for social distancing continues in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Residents who have signed up for notices receive an email with a date and time, as well as the web link...
Shopping local is more important than ever during COVID-19 whether in person or online. In-person shopping will be easy beginning the Friday after Thanksgiving through Dec. 25 when Saturday parking will be free in public garages and for two hours at pay-by-plate stations and marked meters downtown...
Single-family homes – No-interest loans of up to $25,000 are available to income-eligible owners of single-family homes to help pay for needed repairs such as correcting building code violations, replacing deteriorated exterior stairs, repairing a leaking roof, upgrading mechanical systems and...
Landlords must furnish heat to all Oak Park rental dwelling units from September 15 through May 15. An average minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit must be maintained inside the apartment from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., and 65 degrees Fahrenheit from 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Complaints may be made...
Yard waste collection ends…Regular yard waste collection will end on Fri., Nov. 27. Yard waste will be picked up by appointment only during the winter months. To arrange a special yard waste pick-up call 708.358.5700 or email publicworks@oak-park.us.
Electronic and hazardous waste…Residents in...
While the pandemic may have made in-person meetings unwise, Village municipal government has made remote virtual meetings the tool of choice. Residents interested in keeping up with local municipal policymaking can still follow these remote Village Board meetings at www.oak-park.us/boardtv, where...
After a two-inch snowfall, the Emergency Snow Removal Parking Plan goes into effect and the following parking rules are enforced seven days a week, including holidays:
Main streets posted as snow routes must be cleared of all parked cars. These include Augusta Street, Austin Boulevard, Chicago...
The lobby of Village Hall will be closed for in-person municipal services on Monday, Nov. 2, in anticipation of large crowds for the last day of early voting.
Village staff will be available by appointment Monday for specific services that can be scheduled at www.oak-park.us/appointment.
Village...
The Village's Disabilities Access Commission is recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) throughout 2020.
This important civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools,...
With FDA approval of an emergency use authorization for the laboratory-made proteins called monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19, Interim Oak Park Public Health Director Joseph Terry is urging patients who have been diagnosed positive to be proactive and ask their doctors to consider the...
The Illinois Department of Public Health will host a drive-thru/walk-up Covid-19 testing site from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon., Dec. 28 in the parking lot of Fenwick High School, 505 Washington Blvd. Access to the testing site will be from East Avenue, just north of Madison Street.
The testing event,...
