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 E.C.H.O. program launches
The Village of Oak Park recently launched the initial phase of its E.C.H.O. (Engaging Community for Healthy Outcomes) Program, an innovative initiative designed to enhance community safety and well-being by offering compassionate responses to non-emergency and low-risk calls for service through 911 dispatch. This program reflects Oak Park’s commitment to reimagining public safety and meeting the diverse needs of our neighbors. Read more about the launch of this new program.
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Safe storage saves lives
Join community members and neighbors for an important community conversation about firearm safety and suicide prevention, featuring expert speakers addressing critical ways to protect loved ones.
The Village of Oak Park, the Community Mental Health Board, the River Forest Township and Thrive Counseling Center invite you to Safe Storage Saves Lives at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16 at the Community Recreation Center, 229 Madison St.
Learn from presentations from Everytown Gun Safety and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office about how safe storage practices can help prevent people from harming themselves and others, and how firearm restraining orders have been used in Illinois to save lives. Speakers will be available to answer your questions.
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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
If you use your cell phone while driving, you’re taking your eyes off the road. Distracted driving can be deadly. Follow these safety tips for a safe ride:
- Need to send a text? Pull over and park your car in a safe location.
- Designate your passenger as your “designated texter” to respond to calls or messages.
- Do not scroll through apps while driving. Struggling not to text and drive? Put the cell phone in the trunk, glove box, or back seat of the vehicle until you arrive at your destination. Find more tips and info here.
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Be prepared for severe weather
Early spring is a time when we talk about severe weather awareness in our area. A severe thunderstorm watch means be prepared. A severe thunderstorm warning means take action. Review the steps to take for each so that if severe weather strikes our area, you will be prepared. Find more safety and preparation tips at www.weather.gov/tornado
Sign up for CPR/AED training
The Oak Park Fire Department offers a variety of life-saving classes including infant/child CPR and training in how to use an automated external defibrillator, or AED. Classes are held at the Fire Department’s certified American Heart Association community training center in the main fire station. All courses are taught by an AHA-certified instructor. Find the 2025 class schedule and additional information about the program at www.oak-park.us/cpr.
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The Oak Park Police Department operates under a community policing strategy. Oak Park Deputy Chief Roderick Robinson currently oversees community policing and serves as the point of contact for Oak Park's eight neighborhood zones. Click here for more information, including how to contact the Police Department about safety issues in each neighborhood zone.
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