The Village of Oak Park | 123 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302 | village@oak-park.us
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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.
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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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Comments
Noise Walls
Curious why the northern stretch of I-290 between East Ave. and Ridgeland Ave. is the only stretch on Oak Park that will not get noise wall consideration. I find this curious. Please publish the findings of the study, and please consider extending the wall in this area. If not, noise could funnel into this area.
East Of East Ave is a Must
Living at scoville and Harrison with a condo unit facing south towards 290 has been quite the experience for the past 7 years. Walls are absolutely needed here as currently the only barrier is a chain link fence and a grass hill! There is no sound protection at all, let alone a wall to prevent the access to the express way simply by walking down the grass hill at scoville. I have a blackout curtain, wear ear plugs, and run an a/c. The ability to live and sell my home would be improved if there was a wall here. Absolutely is a glaring hole that the noise flows right up an open grass hill into the condo units.
Only Benefitted properties get to vote?
I live a block and a half away from the monster of a wall that's planned for the end of my street. It doesn't appear that this wall is going to decrease noise much, if at all for most of the neighborhood. But it appears the only people who get to vote on it are those people who live in the tall apartment buildings at the end of the block.
Noise Walls
Will the maps that show the noise wall locations be updated to include the expanded bridge decks (as previously discussed by the Board and IDOT) at the various bridge crossings ?
Ramps and Noise Walls
Thank you to the Board for the work you are doing on the planning for the 1-290 reconstruction. However, we must inform you that our family, neighbors and friends are not “on board” with the design of the ramps which will have a major impact on our neighborhood. We are also extremely concerned about the proposed noise walls. We could potentially loose the views to the conservatory and our parks and increase the separation of our community created by the Expressway.
Thank you.
Decking - What happened to it?
Is IDOT trying to completely ignore the fact that we want expanded decking at OP Ave and Rehm (between East and Gunderson) as was depicted in the Dec 2014 letter of intent draft? OP Staff and Council, please do not let go of this idea and please do not let IDOT walk all over us?
On a separate note. These presentations need considerably more detail and explanation. One should be able to read these slides without verbal commentary.
East to Ridgeland North Wall
Any reason given for the "Not Acoustically Feasible" along the northside of the East-Ridgeland stretch should be highly scrutinized given that IDOT's own building sits right there. It's easy to understand the incentive for employee's of IDOT (who work in that building) to sway this. Truth is, the 800 blocks of Gunderson and Scoville "enjoy" a notable tunneling affect with the Ike noise, especially when winds are South or West (majority of the time). This stretch needs something for the noise. Thank you.
Noise level reduction requirements
Can someone from the Village Board/Staff confirm whether or not IDOT is required by law, as part of their planned expressway project for I-290, to make the noise level generated from the expressway be compliant with the code-required standards (which if I read correctly is supposed to be between 65dB - 75dB per the real estate use through the Oak Park section)? And if the answer is yes, again if I read correctly,IDOT states that their noise wall doesn't even come close to reducing the noise to that code-required level (a drop from the current 200dB to only 195db - which looks like a barely noticeable difference) - so why is the Village only considering a noise wall? They don't solve the problem and would be a waste of money....