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The Village of Oak Park provides a wide range of services, from public safety programs like fire and police protection to support for housing, historic preservation and neighborhood relations. Don't see what you are looking for? Use the search feature at the top of the page.
Oak Park operates under the village manager form of government. A part-time, elected legislative body of a president and six trustees hires a professional manager to oversee the day-to-day administration of government programs and services.
Oak Park boasts excellent schools, world class architecture, shopping, dining and an extensive public transportation network. But Oak Park is more than a place – it also is a way of life. Use the links in this menu to learn more about our community and the many services available to residents and visitors alike.
Oak Park offers a variety of services that can be accessed online from a computer, tablet or smart phone. Some of the services are managed directly by the Village, while others are third-party vendors authorized by the Village to conduct transactions.
The Village of Oak Park provides a wide range of services, from public safety programs like fire and police protection to support for housing, historic preservation and neighborhood relations. Don't see what you are looking for? Use the search feature at the top of the page.
Oak Park operates under the village manager form of government. A part-time, elected legislative body of a president and six trustees hires a professional manager to oversee the day-to-day administration of government programs and services.
Oak Park boasts excellent schools, world class architecture, shopping, dining and an extensive public transportation network. But Oak Park is more than a place – it also is a way of life. Use the links in this menu to learn more about our community and the many services available to residents and visitors alike.
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Here are links to some of the most popular items on the Village web site.
March 25, 2022 – After nearly 28 years with the Oak Park Police Department, Chief LaDon Reynolds has announced his retirement effective April 15.
Reynolds, who has been Oak Park Police Chief since January 2019, said he wants to spend more time with his family and assess his future career options.
“Oak Park is a great place to be a police officer,” Reynolds said. “The community is engaged and supportive and a community policing model has always guided my sense of service here. The Village Board has made sure the department has the resources needed to keep the community safe. But it is time for me to move on and let a new generation of law enforcement professionals take the lead.”
Reynolds added, “I also want personally thank Village President Vicki Scaman and members of the Village Board, both past and present, for their support during my long career in Oak Park. And, of course, a special thanks goes out to the men and women of the Oak Park Police Department, many of whom I have known for many years. Without their support and commitment to service I could never have achieved so much in my career here.”
Oak Park Village Manager Kevin Jackson, who just this week assumed the role of top municipal administrator, said he was sorry to see Reynolds go, but understands and respects his decision to spend more time with his family.
“I have heard so many great things about Chief Reynolds. He is truly an accomplished Police professional and leader. I was really looking forward to getting to know him better,” Jackson said. “I am sure this was a carefully considered decision on his part. And I wish LaDon the best of luck in his retirement and future professional endeavors. My efforts will now turn toward identifying an interim chief and determining how best to permanently fill this critical public safety role.”
Jackson said he anticipates conducting a national recruitment for Oak Park’s next Police Chief.
“Chief Reynolds will be missed by everyone,” said Village President Vicki Scaman. “His skills, his experience and his professionalism have made the Oak Park Police Department one of the most respected in the region. He also was a joy to work with. Always on call, ready to serve and committed to the community. I know he will make us proud no matter where the future may take him.”
Retirement from the Oak Park Police Department is not likely the end of Chief Reynold’s law enforcement career. His November 2021 nomination to be U.S. Marshal of the Northern District of Illinois by U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is on U.S. Senate Executive Calendar awaiting action.
Reynolds joined the Oak Park Police Department in 1994 as a patrol officer. He rose steadily through the ranks to serve as a detective, sergeant and commander before being promoted to deputy chief in 2017. He assumed the role of interim chief in April 2018 and was officially named chief in 2019.
Service always has been Reynold’s calling, he was quoted as saying when he became Police Chief in 2019.
“In the early days of my career I saw myself on the streets as a patrol officer who eventually might become a detective and a sergeant. Back then, it would have been impossible to imagine becoming chief. That’s why becoming chief of the department where I learned my trade was both humbling and exhilarating,” he said.
During his four years as Chief of Police, Reynolds said he was most proud of his efforts to introduce modern policing techniques and technology to the Oak Park Police Department. He said his efforts to make department policies, procedures and guidelines available to the public online have helped open the door even wider to Village residents who want to know the details of how the department protects and serves.
Other notable, related accomplishments of Chief Reynolds during his tenure with the Oak Park Police Department include:
For more information on the Oak Park Police Department, visit www.oak-park.us/police.
