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.
June 11, 2013 - As the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) narrows the list of I-290 alternatives to four, an additional lane through Oak Park seems all but certain without a major shift in the planning process. And while state officials say the added lane would not require taking any land in the Village, moving the Harlem Avenue and Austin Boulevard ramps to the outside lanes as proposed in all IDOT alternatives is sure to dramatically change traffic patterns along the busy corridor through Oak Park.
Local officials and dedicated I-290 process watchers have criticized the state approach that has made building a wider highway the centerpiece of plans to improve I-290 traffic flow, while alternatives like expanding the Blue Line railway westward have been dismissed in favor of buses linking to existing hubs.
Voicing their concern about the absence of alternatives to expanding the highway, Village officials say they are particularly troubled by deficiencies in the process to garner public input. When residents have submitted comments, IDOT has been slow to respond, officials say, and the state has not provided routine and timely updates via the website they promoted as the interactive portal for public collaboration.
Officials are even more disturbed by the interpretation of statistical data to demonstrate that widening the highway and moving the Harlem and Austin ramps is the only feasible approach to reducing highway congestion. Environmental and public health considerations also are absent from the process used to study and evaluate options for achieving a long-term regional solution to the transportation challenges posed by the expressway, according to local residents who have most closely monitored the IDOT approach.
Officials insist on a 21st century solution and are unwilling to accept simply building bigger highways, rather than advocating broader transportation initiatives. Promising to continue working with IDOT to address concerns about the turn I-290 plans have taken, Village officials also are urging residents to monitor the planning process at www.eisenhowerexpressway.com and to voice their views to state officials.
A separate study undertaken recently by CTA aims to expand and modernize the Blue Line in nearby Forest Park. The organization has set up a resource page where community members can track the study's progress and offer feedback along the way. Both of these transit projects stand to impact Oak Park in many ways - some good, some not so good - and the public's input is encouraged.
