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GENERAL INFORMATION
Home-Rule
Elected: Village President,
6 Village Trustees & Village Clerk
Appointed: Village Manager
Fire Classifications
Class 2 rating - 3 fire stations
Accredited Fire Department
Accredited EMS Department
Police
Department located in lower level of Village Hall (Madison & Lombard
- 123 Madison Street) plus 7 Resident Beat Officers and several satellite
stations throughout the Village; non-emergency phone 708.383.3800
Financial Institutions
8 banks
Health Care
2 Community Hospitals: Oak
Park Hospital and West
Suburban Hospital
1 Kidney Dialysis Center
1 Mental Health Center
Library:
1 main library and 2 branches
Parks
& Recreation Facilities:
7 recreation centers
16 parks (2 with outdoor swimming pools and 1 indoor skating rink)
1 plant conservatory
6 private athletic clubs
Utilities
Tourist Information
Oak
Park Visitors' Center
158 N. Forest Ave.
(Just north of Lake Street)
Places of Worship
4 Jewish congregations
45 Protestant churches (23 denominations)
5 Roman Catholic parishes
Schools
District
#97:
8 public elementary schools
2 public middle schools
District #200:
1 public high school
Composite ACT Scores 22.9
Composite SAT Scores 1208
20 National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists and
29 Commended semi-finalists
2 National Achievement semi-finalists in the National
Achievement Scholarship Program for Academically
Able African American Students
2 National Hispanic Recognition Program finalists
151 Illinois STate Scholars
123 Advanced Placement Scholars
Private
6 elementary schools
1 private (Catholic)
high school
1 private (Catholic)
girls's high school in the area
2 colleges in the area: Dominican University and Concordia University
District
#504
1 community college in the area
Information compiled by:
The Village of Oak Park
Community Services Department
Community Relations Division
123 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302-4272
708.358.5423
Fax 708.383-6692
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