News You Can Use
Overnight parking restricted…If you have visitors please remember parking is
prohibited on all Village streets from 2:30 – 6 a.m.,
seven days a week, year around, except when allowed by permit
or pass. The on-street, overnight parking restriction dates
back to the late 1920s. Overnight on-street parking is allowed
by permit in multifamily housing areas, except in front of
churches, schools and parks and on blocks where housing is more
than 50 percent single family. For more information about
parking in Oak Park call 358.5750 or email publicworks@oak-park.us. This email address
may not be used to contest a parking ticket. To contest or pay
a parking ticket on-line, visit www.oak-park.us.
Volunteers needed…Sub-committee chairpersons and volunteers are needed
to help plan and execute a Day in
our Village, Oak Park’s
annual community-wide festival that showcases the
community’s many civic, cultural, educational, social
service, religious and business organizations. More than 150
organizations participated in 2005. The 2006 event is scheduled
for Sun., June 4. To volunteer or for participation
information, call 358.5409 or email comsvcs@oak-park.us.
Business license deadline…Business licenses must be renewed by Jan. 1. All
businesses operating in commercial space in Oak Park (excluding
state-licensed businesses) are required to have a
Village-issued license. Fees vary by type of business. For more
information call 358.5670 or email clerk@oak-park.us.
Stop solicitors…To prevent door-to-door solicitors from knocking on
your door, obtain a No Soliciting sticker from the Village Clerk’s office,
123 Madison St., to place on or near your front door. Call 358.5670
or email clerk@oak-park.us.
Get involved…Residents interested in helping shape Village policy
are invited to participate in one of the many volunteer citizen
boards, commissions and committees that advise the Board of Trustees.
To receive an application form, contact the Village Clerk at
358.5670 or email clerk@oak-park.us.
Home-based businesses…Home-based businesses are permitted in any
building as an accessory use within the limits of the Zoning
Ordinance that allows one non-family member employee if
off-street parking is provided. No home business can occupy
more than 25 percent of the total floor area. Prohibited home
businesses include manufacturing, animal hospitals, barbershops
and beauty salons, clinics, repair shops and restaurants. The
Office of the Village Clerk registers home businesses and the
Zoning Officer checks for compliance. For more information on
registering, call 358.5670 or email clerk@oak-park.us.
Be a good neighbor…Snow on sidewalks can make it difficult for
walkers — especially the elderly and physically
challenged. Children also use many routes daily, walking to and
from school. So be a good neighbor and shovel. If you know a
neighbor who has difficulty shoveling, consider lending a hand.
Also shovel snow away from refuse containers to avoid a missed
collection. For more information call 358.5700 or email publicworks@oak-park.us.
Saving parking spaces illegal…Saving a parking space with items such as
furniture or garbage cans is illegal. The obstruction impedes
crews plowing the street and will be removed. For more
information call 358.5700 or email publicworks@oak-park.us.
Avoid frozen pipes…To avoid frozen pipes when temperatures dip
below freezing, let water trickle from faucets —
especially those fed by pipes near or on outside walls. For
questions concerning water and sewer services, call 358.5700 or
email publicworks@oak-park.us.
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Women’s wellness program offered
A 12-week
wellness program designed to help women develop healthier
lifestyles within busy schedules will be offered from 10 a.m.
and 6 p.m. at Rush Oak Park Hospital, 520 S. Maple Ave., on
Wednesdays starting Jan. 11. The Heart
Smart for Women program focuses on
changes in lifestyle that will guide participants to a
healthier way of living and reduce risk of heart disease.
Participants must be at least 18 years old and reside in Oak
Park. Orientation and risk assessment is scheduled for 10 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wed., Jan. 4, at the hospital. For more information
or to register call 358.5484 or email health@oak-park.us.