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Black History Month Honors Celebration

Published on January 15, 2025

The Village of Oak Park is hosting its third annual Black History Month Honors Celebration on Feb. 8 at the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association, 178 Forest Ave. The doors will open at 10:30 a.m. with the program running from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Tagged as: , Announcements, Arts & Culture, Events & Activities, Honors and Celebrations, Special Events

Village of Oak Park unveils redesigned website

Published on January 14, 2025

The Village of Oak Park is excited to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website, aimed at providing residents, businesses and visitors with a more user-friendly and accessible online experience.

Tagged as: , Announcements, Village Manager, Community Engagement

Police warn residents of telephone scam

Published on January 11, 2025

The Oak Park Police Department is warning residents about a frequently-used scam where people are impersonating law enforcement officials and demanding financial information from unsuspecting victims.

Tagged as: , Announcements, Community Safety, Police Department

Body-Worn Camera Footage Released

Published on January 09, 2025

In order to be responsive to multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and media inquiries received by the Village of Oak Park and the Oak Park Police Department, the Village today released footage from five (5) body-worn cameras (BWC) from several officers and sergeants who were on the scene that day, including Detective Reddins.

Tagged as: , Media Releases, Police Department

Greg Olsen named Village of Oak Park Public Health Director

Published on January 06, 2025

Village Manager Kevin J. Jackson announced that Greg Olsen, an experienced professional with a wealth of knowledge across the public health spectrum, has been named the Village of Oak Park’s Public Health Director following a comprehensive national search.

Tagged as: , Media Releases, Public Health

Making Oak Park homes, buildings more energy efficient

Published on January 03, 2025

The majority of Oak Park’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the energy used to heat and cool homes and buildings in the community. Reducing those emissions not only benefits the environment, but it also makes our homes and workplaces healthier and more comfortable, while lowering energy costs.

Tagged as: , Environment

2025 budget continues to focus on services, advance priorities

Published on January 03, 2025

The municipal budget for 2025 focuses resources on continuing to deliver essential services to Oak Park community members while also advancing key priorities laid out by the Village Board.

Tagged as: , Budget

Make way for winter tree pruning

Published on December 31, 2024

A portion of the Village’s nearly 18,000 parkway trees are scheduled to be pruned this winter, with crews focusing on trees located south of I-290 expressway.

Tagged as: , Public Works

Oak Park Recognized Among Best Places to Travel in 2025

Published on December 27, 2024

The Village of Oak Park was recently named one of the 50 best places around the world to travel to in 2025 by Travel Lemming, an online travel guide with more than 10 million annual readers.

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Events & Activities

Stay safe when cold weather strikes

Published on December 19, 2024

When dangerously cold temperatures strike, residents are urged to limit time outdoors for themselves and their pets, as well as to check in on friends and neighbors who may need assistance.

Tagged as: , Community Safety

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