Oak Parkers who renew or purchase annual vehicle licenses beginning in mid-May may notice a major change to the decades old system — the new licenses will be in a database at Village Hall, with nothing to apply to the windshield.
Every Oak Park resident who owns or leases a motor vehicle is...
With the implementation of new unified parking technology, the days of removing and replacing vehicle and parking permit stickers on windows and windshields will be over.
Licenses began going virtual beginning in mid-May, and all parking permits and passes — including day, night, 24-hour and...
Boys and girls interested in learning about law enforcement and careers in public safety are invited to register for the Junior Citizen’s Police Academy hosted by the Oak Park Police Department and River Forest Police Department this August.
The free program is available to boys and girls between...
As a courtesy to residents and their guests, the overnight parking restrictions will not be enforced on most Oak Park residential streets during several holidays in the year ahead. Restrictions will remain in effect in areas reserved for overnight permit holders, such as Village-owned lots, on-...
Families are invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets for feature films set to begin May 18 in Scoville Park on Lake Street, just west of Oak Park Avenue. In addition, the Park District of Oak Park hosts free Sunday concerts in Scoville Park beginning June 9 that feature a variety of local and...
The Village provides refuse collection services once a week for all residential buildings with five or fewer units. Owners of larger multifamily dwellings and commercial buildings must contract directly with private refuse haulers. All trash, recyclables and yard waste are scheduled to be picked up...
Local law requires anyone under the age of 18 to be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or school official in Oak Park between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. weekdays and between midnight and 6 a.m. on weekends.
Exceptions do apply, including attending an official school, religious or other recreational or...
Oak Parkers are being challenged to step up their recycling game as new, stricter cart contamination rules go into effect in May.
Waste Management, which provides refuse and recycling services for all Oak Park residential properties of five or fewer units, will stop emptying recycling carts that...
Oak Park residents served under the Village refuse hauling contract have more options available than most communities to help reduce the typical contaminants found in recycling carts, including At Your Door pick up of electronics and common hazardous household waste such as cleaning solutions and...
Residents interested in working for the Village of Oak Park can keep track of job openings at www.oak-park.us/jobs, where descriptions and qualifications are posted for specific positions.
Most open positions require applicants to fill out an employment application and equal employment opportunity...
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.
The online meetings database even offers the option to search the meetings archive using key words...
Fresh off the launch of a new online tool for citizens to upload videos that might help solve neighborhood crimes, Police are taking the next logical step — urging citizens to register their cameras and help create a community-wide network.
Looking for nearby private cameras has become routine for...
As Oak Parkers get ready to put their lawn sprinkling systems back online for the season, they are reminded that federal, state and local regulations require a device that prevents any water from flowing back into and possibly contaminating the municipal water supply.
Cross connections between in-...
Village Hall parking lot closed for construction…Residents planning to visit Village Hall this spring are encouraged to allow extra time to find parking as the Village Hall parking lot undergoes extensive reconstruction. The lot will be closed for at least four weeks starting the week of May 6....
Report abuse…Residents age 60 and over and persons with disabilities who may be victims of abuse, neglect or financial exploitation are urged to call the Oak Park Township at 708.383.8060, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday. Reports also may be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the...
The many dimensions of Oak Park will be on display when the 2019 July 4th parade steps off at 10 a.m., Thurs., July 4 from Longfellow Park at Ridgeland Avenue and Adams Street. Parade participants march north on Ridgeland Avenue to Augusta Street and disperse at Whittier School. The route will...
Residents ages 15 to 18 are invited to learn skills and techniques that can help them find and keep a job at annual workshops presented by the Community Relations Department. This year’s workshops are scheduled for 2 to 5 p.m., June 10 – 14 at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St.
Participants...
The Oak Park Farmers’ Market returns for its 44th season on Sat., May 18. The Market is held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday from opening day through October in the Pilgrim Congregational Church parking lot, 460 Lake St., one block west of Ridgeland Avenue.
More than two dozen independent...
The 46th annual A Day in Our Village festival celebrating diversity and community is scheduled for Sunday, June 2.
Activity booths representing Oak Park civic, cultural, social service, educational, religious and business organizations will fill Scoville Park, Lake Street at Oak Park Avenue, from...
The West Suburban Consolidated Dispatch Center (WSCDC), the emergency 911 hub for Oak Park, River Forest, Elmwood Park and Park Ridge, sounds a warning siren when a tornado is sighted within a 10-mile radius. The sirens also are activated at 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday of every month as part of a...
