Plan Commission Public Hearing (Sept. 11, 2025)
Published on September 04, 2025
The Village of Oak Park Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing at Village Hall (123 Madison St.) in Council Chambers (room 201) on Thursday, Sept 11 at 7 p.m. to review a proposal from QuikTrip Corporation.
The proposal requests the following: alley vacation to close a 16-foot-wide alley within the site and incorporate it into the property; subdivision approval to combine and reconfigure several existing lots into two new lots; and a special use permit to build and operate a gas station and convenience store at the southeast corner of Harlem Ave. and Garfield St. The proposed development includes a building of over 6,600 square feet, eight fuel pumps with 16 stations and 48 parking spaces, including accessible spaces.
The Village’s Zoning Code provides property owners and contract purchasers the right to apply for zoning relief for both residential and commercial developments. Once a complete application is submitted, the Village is required to process it through a public hearing and issue a final decision. The public hearing will take place next week, though a final decision will come from the Village Board later. The Village neither accepts nor rejects applications outside this mandated process, and does not endorse private zoning applications, including any currently pending.
QuikTrip invited neighbors who live near the site to a meeting held earlier this week to discuss the proposed project.
Anyone interested may attend the public hearing on Sept. 11 and share comments. The application is now available for review on the Plan Commission page of Village website. For more information, please visit www.oak-park.us/PC.
About Oak Park - The Village of Oak Park, located just nine miles west of downtown Chicago, offers a distinctive urban/suburban lifestyle in a thriving, multi-cultural community. Well-known for progressive values, tree-lined streets and bustling business districts, Oak Park serves as an ideal place to live, work and play. As a longstanding community of choice, the Village benefits from convenient access to local and regional transit, high-quality public schools, and arts and cultural attractions, including Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio and his acclaimed Unity Temple, which was recently designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.