Call 358.5480 or
Risk assessment screenings
A screening program designed to help 30 -
50 year old residents better understand risk factors associated
with coronary artery disease, diabetes and hypertension will be
held from 9:30 a.m. to noon the second Saturday of each month
beginning Dec. 13. The program, to be held the at Oak Park
Public Library, 834 Lake St., will offer screenings for blood
pressure, total cholesterol, random blood glucose, body mass
index, height and weight. Requiring only 20 minutes, the
procedure involves a finger stick to obtain a blood sample.
Participants will receive a brief counseling session with a
registered nurse who will answer questions and provide
referrals if necessary. Fee for the screening is $5 for just
total cholesterol and glucose, or $10 for all tests. For more
information call 358.5486.
January workout
Sample a variety of exercise classes before
committing to class at a free workout from 8:30 - 11: 30 a.m.,
Sat., Jan. 10, at Village Hall, 123 Madison St. Classes include
hip hop for adults and kids, belly dancing, tai chi and body
sculpting. For more information call 358.5484.
Dentists needed
Volunteer dentists are needed to treat
low-income residents at a reduced cost. The Oak Park Oral
Health Referral Program matches financially eligible residents
with practitioners who agree to accept a pre-determined fee for
services. Referred patients have been pre-screened and have a
treatment plan and x-rays. Practitioners select the patients
they wish to treat. For more information call 358.5484.
Tree pruning is scheduled to begin the
first week of January between Madison Street and the Eisenhower
Expressway from East Avenue to Harlem Avenue and from Madison
Street to the Lake Street train tracks between Harlem Avenue
and Austin Boulevard. This pruning season represents the second
year of a four-year trim cycle now established for the
Village's urban forest of some 20,000 trees. Forestry
Division employees will prune parkway trees under eight inches
in diameter and private contractors will prune all trees over
eight inches in diameter. Motorists should observe "No
Parking" signs posted near trees so crews will have easy
access. For more information about tree pruning, replacement
and removal call 358.5700 or email publicworks@oak-park.us.
A new administrative adjudication program
will soon eliminate the need for residents challenging a ticket
to travel to Maywood for a hearing in the Cook County Circuit
Court.
The new program, set to begin in January,
allows administrative law judges -- all of whom are
experienced attorneys who meet strict state qualifications --
to hear a wide range of cases involving violations of municipal
ordinances.
Initially only cases involving parking
tickets will be heard, but the adjudication process eventually
may be expanded to address other violations such as police
tickets, graffiti and health violations. As an administrative
hearing, the new program is a civil, not a criminal proceeding.
Cases filed in the adjudication program are punishable by fines
and a variety of other penalties, but not jail time.
Under the adjudication program, parking
tickets also may be contested by mail. Written appeals should
include all evidence the vehicle owner wishes to be considered.
The appeal must be received no later than 14 days after the
date the ticket was issued. Notification of the judgment
typically will come within three weeks.
However, anyone wishing to contest a
violation in person should appear at the hearing on the date
and time specified on the ticket. Anyone choosing not to
contest a ticket must pay the specified amount within 14 days
of its issuance to avoid a penalty being added to the fine. In
vehicle boot or impoundment hearings, the registered owner of
the vehicle must appear, unless a notarized affidavit
permitting a representative to appear is submitted.
All cases will be heard in Village Hall
Council Chambers, 123 Madison St. For more information about
the adjudication program call 358.5479 or email village@oak-park.us.