Residents urged to sign up for emergency alerts on new platform

Published on January 12, 2026

The Village is transitioning to a new alert system to notify residents when emergency situations occur.

The new system, powered by Everbridge, requires community members to register for a new account to receive notifications at www.oak-park.us/notifyme. The registration process allows users to choose how they wish to be notified – by text, email and/or voice message.

Registrants also can indicate the types of alerts they wish to receive and can add an address to receive geographically targeted alerts. The Village distributes messages only when deemed important, such as alerts about severe weather, snow emergency parking and mosquito spraying.

Sign up for emergency alerts

Anyone who was enrolled in the Village’s previous emergency notification system will receive a message prompting them to set up a new account. For individuals who no longer wish to receive notifications, no action is required.

The Everbridge Mass Notification platform is a widely-used system for real-time emergency alerts. The platform is available to municipalities in Cook County at no cost through the Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security’s contract with Everbridge, resulting in cost savings for the Village’s Public Health Department, which oversees emergency preparedness in Oak Park.

For more information, email prepare@oak-park.us or visit www.oak-park.us/emergencypreparedness.