The Village of Oak Park | 123 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302 | village@oak-park.us
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.
Here are links to some of the most popular items on the Village web site.
Here are links to some of the most popular items on the Village web site.
Jan. 6, 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. He officially begins the role today.
“On behalf of the Village of Oak Park, I am eager to welcome Greg Olsen as our new public health director,” said Jackson. “Oak Park will greatly benefit from Greg’s depth of experience in public health and his understanding of the complex balance between science, policy and the dynamic needs of our community. His leadership will be essential in guiding us through the challenges of public health while ensuring that our decisions are rooted in evidence-based practices. Most importantly, Greg’s expertise will further strengthen our commitment to maintaining Oak Park as a healthy and thriving environment for all residents and visitors.”
“I’m excited and honored to be chosen as the next Director of Public Health for the Village of Oak Park,” said Olsen. “The goal of public health is to provide a community and environment which allows each individual the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Collaboration and partnerships throughout the community are an essential piece to improving community health and well-being. The Village of Oak Park is a progressive, diverse, and engaged community and I’m looking forward to working with residents, Village staff, and the numerous community organizations to tackle today’s health challenges.”
Since 2014, Olsen had worked in the City of Evanston’s Health and Human Services Department. Most recently, he served as Public Health Manager since 2020. In that role, Olsen maintained oversight of environmental health programs, emergency preparedness and response, community health programs and more. His responsibilities included organization of the department’s $1.6 million budget, grant management and the creation of Evanston’s community health assessment.
Early in his tenure as Public Health Manager, Olsen added the duties of Operations Section Chief for COVID-19 response at the onset of the pandemic. For more than two and a half years he oversaw Evanston’s response to the pandemic by providing guidance and leadership across many areas including contact tracing, vaccine administration and the analysis of local health metrics.
Previous to his recent role, Olsen also worked for the City of Evanston as a Senior Management Analyst and a Senior Environmental Health Practitioner. He served as a member of the of the Evanston Health Advisory Committee and as the Secretary of the Illinois Environmental Health Association from 2015-17.
Olsen also has additional government experience working as an Environmental Health Practitioner at the county level for both the Lake County (2010-14) and Kane County (2008-10) Health Departments. In those roles he conducted a variety of food safety inspections, collected and analyzed water samples of non-community wells and investigated and resolved nuisance complaints. Olsen also served as an intern for the Cook County Department of Public Health in 2008.
A member of the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and the Illinois Environmental Health Association (IEHA), Olsen earned a Bachelor of Science in public health from Northern Illinois University in 2008. In 2017, he added a graduate certificate in epidemiology from the University of Illinois - Springfield before obtaining a Master of Public Health from the same institution a year later. He graduated from the NEHA Environmental Health Leadership Academy in 2023.
About Oak Park
The Village of Oak Park, located just nine miles west of downtown Chicago, offers a distinctive urban/suburban lifestyle in a thriving, multi-cultural community. Well-known for progressive values, tree-lined streets and bustling business districts, Oak Park serves as an ideal place to live, work and play. As a longstanding community of choice, the Village benefits from convenient access to local and regional transit, high-quality public schools, and arts and cultural attractions, including Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio and his acclaimed Unity Temple, which was recently designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
