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I hope something good happens to you today.
At the 7/21 Oak Park Village Board meeting Trustee Taglia will request an advisory referendum on the elimination of single-family zoning. Trustee Wesley does not support the referendum, but seconded it so it can proceed to a vote (and presumably fail). oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
Portions of the 7/14 Oak Park Village Board meeting minutes related to zoning changes are below, including a summary of public comments and plans for future engagement. The vote on whether or not to have an advisory referendum on zoning is tonight (7/21). oak-park.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
Up at the 7/21 Oak Park Village Board meeting— motion by Trustee Eder and seconded by Trustee Enyia for a policy to restrict police traffic stops related to equipment and other non-safety violations. Agenda item: oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
Rush Oak Park vs. nearby residents: the saga continues. Village staff is hounding Rush OP about how much they want to build. Rush dodges the questions to not take resident blowback sooner than they need to. The agenda item has the details: oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
The next Oak Park battle is heating up: eliminating single family home zoning. Likely to happen, but not without a good Oak Park debate. Nothing stirs it up like sending postcards! New postcard campaign by “MIMBY Oak Park” is out (maybe) opposing the change: www.mimbyoakpark.org/home
Many public comments about elimination of single family zoning at the last Oak Park Village Board meeting. (:02-:32). The Board then discussed. Trustee Taglia wants a referendum and a community vote, but the majority of the Board does not. (:58-1:17) oak-park.granicus.com/player/clip/...
Today (7/8) in Oak Park— Town meeting about replacement and design of Home Ave. bridge.
So many great events at The Book Loft in Oak Park! www.thebookloftoakpark.com/event-list?f...
This just came up on my Facebook feed, and I want to be the person Walmart thinks I am.
It’s 100 degrees, so they keep telling me to cut my power usage, and up the temp on my AC, but:
Oak Park Police Department’s Residential Beat Officers are hosting virtual neighborhood meetings on 6/29 and 6/30. They will discuss crime statistics, crime prevention, and more while getting feedback from residents on neighborhood issues. More info and link to join the meetings: www.oak-park.us/rbo
The Village of Oak Park and and Triton College are helping local businesses with employee development. The classes are intended for employees who interact with customers, and will be weekly from 7/14-8/4. Classes are free, but space is limited: www.oak-park.us/workforce
Oak Park 4th of July info! Red, White and Blues Night at Thursday Night Out on July 2. Parade starts at 10 am on July 4. Olympian and Oak Park native Emery Lehman is the Grand Marshal. Parade marches north on Ridgeland Ave. from Adams to Augusta. More info: www.oak-park.us/july4parade
The Oak Park Public Library was awarded $93K from more than $27M in grants from the Secretary of State to libraries in Illinois. Full list of grantees: acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:... Press release: www.ilsos.gov/news/2026/ju...
Barnes & Noble Oak Park opening July 1st! stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/3574
Register here to participate in the Oak Park 4th of July parade! us.openforms.com/Form/fa58f4f...
Have an opinion on the Oak Park Home Ave./290 bridge project? It “aims to improve accessibility, safety, connectivity, and the overall user experience while creating a distinctive gateway connection for the community.” Come to the meeting on 7/8, or give input here: engageoakpark.com/homeavebridge
This is a photo from a listing of a house in Long Grove. If furnishings are included, they might have a deal.
Such great news! Congratulations to Vincent Gay on his appointment to the Oak Park District 97 Board. More info here: app.smore.com/n/cd05k-boar...
See the map below for planned locations for rapid flashing beacons and other bike/walk devices in Oak Park. The 40 new beacons and 18 new bike buttons are to be installed by mid-June.
News on future Oak Park apartment building at 430 S. Taylor. Owner received permission to build 8 units though zoned for just 7, as well as permission for “dead-end parking” which is not normally allowed under the ordinance. 430 S. Taylor application (excerpts below): www.oak-park.us/files/assets...
Trying to fix “no park Oak Park”! Oak Park Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance to allow a parking pad in the front yard of a single-family home. 613 S. Grove parking pad application (including excerpts below): www.oak-park.us/files/assets...