Meetings of the Village Board of Trustees will be conducted on Tuesday evenings starting in 2024.
Residents interested in keeping up with local municipal policymaking can follow Village Board meetings at www.oak-park.us/boardtv, where meetings are streamed live and archived for on-demand viewing...
June may seem like a long way from January, but planning already is underway for the 50th annual A Day in Our Village festival celebrating diversity and community involvement.
This year’s event is scheduled for Sun., June 2, and organizers are looking to celebrate A Day in Our Village’s half-...
Holiday trees will be collected the weeks of Jan. 1 and Jan. 8 from residential properties of five or fewer units served by the Village refuse hauling contractor.
Be sure to remove all decorations and stands, and place the tree in the regular collection area before your regular collection day...
Designed to support the delivery of essential services to Oak Park community members, while also advancing several key priorities and initiatives laid out by the Village Board, the municipal budget for 2024 is comprised of numerous separate funds totaling $186.6 million in expenditures, excluding...
Oak Park is home to more than 1,000 businesses, and these local businesses are owned by neighbors and friends who care about their customers and are invested in the well-being of the community. Pick Oak Park is a Village-wide campaign to support local businesses. Visit www.pickoakpark.com and...
The Finance Department ensures the fiscal integrity of the Village of Oak Park by developing, maintaining and administering all programs related to the accounting of municipal revenues and expenditures. This critical municipal government role results in a wide range of financial documents available...
Come share thoughts and ideas about what should comprise Oak Park’s housing vision for the next decade during a public meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thurs., Jan. 25 at the Oak Park Public Library Veterans Room, 834 Lake St.
Participants will be asked to weigh in on what housing or housing-related...
Since early November the Village has been coordinating care for approximately 160 asylum-seeking migrants who arrived in Oak Park in search of shelter. Most of the asylum seekers are being temporarily housed at the West Cook YMCA and The Carleton Hotel through agreements with the Village, which is...
Oak Park was recently recognized as the only community to earn gold designation in the first cohort of municipalities to complete the EV Readiness Program, an initiative launched by ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus to help local governments prepare for the growth of electric vehicles (EVs)...
February is American Heart Month, and the Oak Park Public Health Department is spotlighting ways to maintain a healthy heart. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, but you can take steps to reduce your risk of heart disease. One way to increase heart health is to...
Refuse and recycling is collected each weekday based on the location in the map. Refuse is not collected on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, with collection typically delayed by one day for the remainder of a week following a major holiday. Carts...
A portion of the Village’s 18,000-plus parkway trees are scheduled to be pruned this winter.
The focus will be trees located between Chicago Avenue and Division Street. Additionally, the Village’s Forestry staff will be pruning mainly younger trees in the area between Division Street and North...
The Village has specific rules that govern parking when it snows — rules that are enforced seven days a week, including holidays. Residents are urged to monitor local forecasts and plan accordingly. When snow exceeds two inches, all parking is prohibited on the main streets posted as snow routes....
Were you missing a fork last time you ordered take-out in Oak Park? It was probably not because the restaurant forgot. A new local ordinance went into effect last June requiring food establishments in Oak Park to only provide single-use plastic foodware upon request from a customer in connection...
The Village, in partnership with UIC Great Cities Institute, is conducting a Racial Equity Needs Assessment for Oak Park.
In an effort to capture a wide array of perspectives, a survey has been designed to gauge the public’s views and perceptions on racial equity.
This survey builds on previous...
Do you have ideas for improving traffic safety on Oak Park’s streets? What improvements would make you feel safer as a pedestrian, cyclist, driver or transit user?
Join Village staff at the Safe Streets Workshop to share your ideas and learn more about Oak Park’s Vision Zero plan.
The open-house...
Residents can safely dispose of expired and unwanted prescription medicines in the lobby of the Oak Park Police Department at Village Hall, 123 Madison St. A disposal box is also in the Oak Park Township parking lot located at 105 S. Oak Park Ave. Needles, liquids and other medical wastes are not...
The Oak Park Public Health Department’s nurse and health education team will be providing blood pressure screenings and a short presentation about lowering your risk for heart disease during a lunch and learn event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Oak Park Township at 130 S. Oak...
Oak Park residents may have noticed new beige pavement markings recently installed at several locations in town.
The pavement markings are meant to act as traffic calming safety improvements and create curb extensions or bump outs to narrow the roadway in an effort to slow traffic and reduce the...
