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.
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 with organizations that directly support governmental public health. Prior to coming to Oak Park, Dr. Chapple-McGruder led the Women’s Health Data and Evaluation team at the Health Resources & Services Administration in Rockville, Md. During the COVID-19 crises, she helped school districts craft reopening plans and provided expert consultations to recreational sports teams, news media and community-based organizations to help flatten the infection curve and promote vaccination. Dr. Chapple-McGruder lived in the Village from 2005 – 2009 while pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Illinois Chicago. She also has a Master’s degree in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Clark University in Atlanta. As director of Oak Park’s state-certified local health department, Dr. Chapple-McGruder will oversee an operation that is one of only four municipal health departments in suburban Cook County certified by the state to provide public health programming. More information about local public health programs is posted on the Village website at www.oak-park.us/health.
