Lawnmower buy back...Residents can exchange old gas-powered lawnmowers for
a $150 rebate toward the purchase of any new electric,
battery-powered or non-motorized push mower from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. Sat., Aug. 14 at the Oak Forest Public Works center, 15440
S. Central Ave. The Illinois EPA program is intended to help
reduce air pollution. For more information call 358.5700 or
email publicworks@oak-park.us.
Free concert...The Chicago Park District's Grant Park Music
Festival will present the National Collegiate Chorale of
Scotland in a free concert at 7 p.m., Thur., Aug. 12, in
Columbus Park Refectory, 5701 W. Jackson Blvd. The
chorale's 40 singers, aged 16-24, will perform works by
Handel, Musgrave, Lauridsen, Corigliano, Thompson, Rachmaninoff,
Doughty and Johnson. For more information call 312.742.4763 or visit
www.grantparkmusicfestival.com.
Late Monday hours suspended...The Office of the Village Clerk is open 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday during July and August.
Monday evening extended hours will resume Sept. 13. Call
358.5670 or email clerk@oak-park.us.
Coinless parking...Many parking meters in the Village accept a
"cash key" as an alternative to coins. Available in
Parking Permit Office at Village Hall, 123 Madison St., each
key can be pre-programmed in $10 increments up to $100. A
$10.50 deposit is required. Users just insert the key into the
meter, which then debits the account for the time they wish to
use the space. For details call 358.PARK or email publicworks@oak-park.us.
Testifying before the Zoning Board of
Appeals?...Complete and file an
appearance form with the Office of the Village Clerk by 5 p.m.
at least one business day preceding the hearing. For more
information call 358.5670 or email clerk@oak-park.us.
Stop solicitation...Residents who do not wish to be solicited by realtors
can have their names added to the anti-solicitation list
distributed quarterly to all area realtors. The list is in
effect for five years. To prevent solicitors from knocking on
your door, obtain a no-soliciting
sticker from the Office of the
Village Clerk. For more information on the anti-solicitation
list call 358.5409 or email comsvcs@oak.park.us. For a
no-soliciting sticker call 358.5674, email clerk@oak-park.us or stop by
Village Hall, 123 Madison St.
New renters...A
free copy of the Tenants Handbook and a new resident's packet is available
at Village Hall, 123 Madison St., call 358.5409 or email comsvcs@oak.park.us.
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Explorers to host basketball camp
The Oak Park Police Explorers 12th Annual
Hoop Skills Basketball Camp will be held from 8 a.m. - noon,
Aug. 9 - 13, at Oak Park and River Forest High School, 201 N.
Scoville Ave. Boys and girls grades four through eight are
eligible to participate. Cost of the one-week camp, which is
sponsored by the Oak Park Police Department, Youth Services of
Oak Park Township and the Cook County Board, is $30 and
includes two T-shirts, one-on-one and group instruction, team
play, full court games, contests and awards. Applications are
available at the Oak Park Police Department in Village Hall,
123 Madison St. For more information call 358.5546 or email police@oak-park.us.
Junior Police Academy offered
Boys and girls entering grades six through
eight are invited to learn about police work at the Junior
Police Academy to be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 16 - 20, at the Oak
Park Police Department in Village Hall, 123 Madison St.
Activities will include building searches, crime scene
investigation, evidence processing, traffic stops, juvenile and
criminal law and a visit to a criminal court. Applications are
available at the Police Department. For more information call
358.5546 or email police@oak-park.us.
