The Village of Oak Park | 123 Madison St.  Oak Park, IL 60302 | village@oak-park.us

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Village on lookout for swings in parkway trees

If you are one of the Oak Parkers with a child’s swing in a parkway tree, the Village Forester has a message for you — please take it down in the best interest of the tree and the child who uses it. Swings and ropes hanging from parkway trees create a risk to the public using the sidewalk, the children using the swings and the trees from which they hang. The Village will begin an active enforcement process this fall, asking property owners whose parkway trees have swings or other items attached to remove them. If property owners fail to comply, Village crews will remove and dispose of the items. For more information on tree care and safety, call 708.358.5700 or email publicworks@oak-park.us