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.
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.
From screening patients at vaccination clinic check-ins and monitoring them in the post-vaccination waiting area to actually administering vaccine doses, volunteers are playing critical roles at COVID-19 vaccine clinics hosted by the Oak Park Department of Public Health.
The Health Department typically schedules scores of appointments per hour when it hosts drive-through vaccine clinics.
This pace wouldn’t be possible without the contributions of the volunteers who lend their time and talent to supplement the many municipal employees who set up and manage the events.
About 100 volunteers have taken part in these Health Department vaccine clinics, which are held about once per week since early January, the frequency driven by the vaccine supply from the state.
Volunteers also have filled critical roles in walk-in clinics for mass vaccinations of educators where as many as 600 vaccine doses have been administered in a matter of a few hours.
These volunteers come from all walks of Oak Park life but got involved by answering the call to sign up for the Village’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
Volunteer medical doctors and nurses handle the sensitive job of administering vaccine doses.
But a medical background is not required to assist with the highly orchestrated check-in and check-out processes that are critical to the smooth operation of each vaccine clinic.
The need for clinic volunteers has never been greater or the roles they play more important. That’s why the Village currently is seeking to increase the cadre of volunteers for its Medical Reserve Corps and Community Emergency Response Team.
In addition to assisting with ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, volunteers may be called on to assist with logistical planning, records keeping, health awareness campaigns, staffing first-aid stations, providing emergency care and distributing medication during future emergency situations.
For an online volunteer application and more information about the Village’s Medical Reserve Corps and Community Emergency Response Team, visit www.oak-park.us/emergencypreparedness.