The Oak Park Farmers’ Market returns for its 46th season on Sat., May 22, back in its regular location in the Pilgrim Church parking lot at 460 Lake St., one block west of Ridgeland Avenue.
Patrons will be required to enter on foot through a designated entrance on Lake Street and mandatory COVID-19...
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick. Based on what health officials know about COVID-19 vaccines, they say people who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic. Health officials are still learning how...
Oak Park Avenue upgrades continue…Construction crews are making progress on a major improvement project along Oak Park Avenue. In addition to resurfacing the vital north/south roadway from North Avenue to Roosevelt Road, the project includes replacing and rehabilitating several blocks of...
From salons to yoga studios, healthcare to retail and restaurants, Oak Park businesses have much to offer.
When planning to order online or shop safely in person, residents are urged to look first to Oak Park businesses.
A new local business directory and a shopping guide are posted at www....
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...
Oak Park residents interested in knowing about the quality of the water they drink can find the latest annual report at www.oak-park.us/waterqualityreport. Each year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires communities to provide details on the quality of the local drinking water. In...
Oak Park residents can have a portion of the electricity generated at a solar farm credited to their monthly ComEd bill by participating in the community solar program.
Community solar is for the 80 percent of households and businesses that can’t install solar panels because their roofs can’t...
Bike the Beat is a community policing initiative with the Oak Park Police Department’s residential beat officers biking through an area, or zone, and stopping to engage with residents. The RBOs bike each zone with officers riding as a group along the streets, stopping at fields, parks and...
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...
A public health professional with a PhD in epidemiology became the new director of the Oak Park Department of Public Health on May 3. A governmental and applied epidemiologist, Theresa D. Chapple-McGruder, Ph.D., has spent the majority of her career at local, state and federal health agencies, and...
The Village has begun accepting applications for special event permits, with June 10 the first date when an event can be held. Applicants for a 2021 special event permit will be required to submit a written COVID-19 mitigation plan that must be approved before a permit will be issued. The number...
Village website…The latest information about the COVID-19 response is posted online on the Village website at www.oak-park.us/covid19. In addition to news, links to important local, state and federal information have been posted as well to create a local information repository. Information on...
With COVID-19 vaccine now widely available, the Oak Park Department of Public Health urges residents to take the first appointment they can find to be vaccinated. Health officials say COVID-19 vaccines are safe, highly effective and key to ending the pandemic. Residents are encouraged to visit www....
Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison St. has resumed most in-person services. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays except holidays or other announced short-term closures should special public health circumstances arise. Customers will be required to wear masks and practice proper social...
Village vehicle licenses for the 2021/2022 season are scheduled to go on sale in mid-May. Every Oak Park resident who owns or leases a motor vehicle is required to purchase a local license before July 15 to get the lowest rate, which increases by $20 after the deadline. Failure to purchase a...
Vaccines to prevent COVID-19 are perhaps the best hope for ending the pandemic. While vaccines are being developed as quickly as possible, routine processes and procedures remain in place to ensure that any vaccine that is approved for use is safe. Among the many reasons to get vaccinated when the...
Oak Park’s online block party registration portal reopened in May at www.oak-park.us/blockparties.
The dates for hosting a block party this season will be May 29 – Oct. 31.
COVID-19 restrictions are in place based on local public health guidelines, including limits on the number of participants and...
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-...
