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 A Day in Our Village this Sunday in Scoville Park
Don’t miss the 51st A Day in Our Village festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Sunday, June 1 in Scoville Park! More than 125 activity booths representing Oak Park civic, cultural, social service, educational and religious organizations will fill the park for this year's event, showcasing the variety of ways to get involved community life. Live music, a food court featuring local businesses and extensive activities for kids are a few of the highlights in store, with the Park District of Oak Park again bringing its bubble foam cannon in a nod to A Day in Our Village tradition.
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Energy Efficiency Expo this
Saturday at Farmers' Market
Learn about utility incentive programs, talk to a climate coach, see a heat pump in action and find out how to pay for energy efficiency upgrades with grant funding from the Village this Saturday, May 31. The Village’s Energy Efficiency and Electrification Expo will take place from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Oak Park Farmers' Market, 460 Lake St. This event is intended to serve as a one-stop shop to discover incentives, programs and expert guidance on home electrification and energy efficiency.
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APIDA Heritage Month
celebration planned
The entire community is invited to Kapwa!, Oak Park’s Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month Celebration from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 31 at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St. The free event will include intergenerational stories, music, appetizers/desserts from Oak Park APIDA restaurants, and kids’ arts and crafts activities. The event is being coordinated by the Village, Oak Park Public Library and community volunteers.
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Gas-powered leaf blowers permanently prohibited starting June 1
The use of gas-powered leaf blowers in Oak Park will be permanently prohibited starting this Sunday, June 1. With the local ordinance about to take effect, the Village is partnering with locally owned Ace Hardware stores to host a Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Trade-in Event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 31. Residents and registered landscape companies can receive savings on cleaner, quieter, battery-powered leaf blowers – available on a first-come, first-served basis at Olson's Ace Hardware (1137 Chicago Ave.) and PJ's Ace Hardware (7 Chicago Ave.).
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Regulations on intoxicating hemp products set to take effect
Starting June 1, the Village will place regulations on the sale of intoxicating hemp products, which include items like gummies, chips and snacks infused with Delta-8 THC, as well as products containing kratom. While these products are legal in the United States and are available for sale without regulation outside of Oak Park, Village regulations will include prohibiting the sale of these products to individuals under 21 years old, requiring the use of plain packaging and locating the products in a locked case or behind the counter.
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Fire Department hosting ceremony to welcome new engine
The Oak Park Fire Department is bringing back an old community tradition to the Village when it hosts a push-in ceremony for its new fire engine at 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 5 at the Fire Station No. 2 located at 212 Augusta St. A fire truck push-in ceremony is a cherished tradition in the fire service, symbolizing the official welcoming of a new apparatus into service. It involves firefighters symbolically pushing the new truck into the fire station's bay, harkening back to the days of horse-drawn pumpers. In this case, the Fire Department will be welcoming its new Engine 602, which is a 2025 Pierce Enforcer. This new engine is similar to the current Engine 603, which increases consistency across the fleet. It is equipped with a 1500 gpm pump, a 500-gallon water tank with a mounted deck gun and high-efficiency LED emergency and scene lights.
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