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Parking holiday underway in Oak Park

Dec. 2, 2013 - Keep your eyes peeled around town -- bagged parking meters in downtown Oak Park and in the vicinity of South Oak Park Avenue will offer two hours of free parking each Saturday until Christmas.

The new program, which began after Thanksgiving, will let anyone park free for two hours at a meter or in a pay-by-space lot on Saturdays before Dec. 25. Parking always is free on Sunday.

The program is intended as a thank you for residents and visitors who shop locally. Retail sales benefit not only local retailers, but the entire Village, since 2 percent of every retail sale comes back to municipal coffers to fund vital public services.

For many retailers, the holiday season is the most important time of the year. The new free Saturday parking program will become a fixture every year after Thanksgiving through the Saturday before Dec. 25.

Shoppers can also expect similar parking holidays in these areas on July 4.

For more information on parking in the Village, email parking@oak-park.us.