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 Follow policymaking online
Residents interested in keeping up with local municipal policymaking can follow Village Board meetings at www.oak-park.us/boardtv, where meetings are streamed live and archived for on-demand viewing. The next Village Board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The Board TV webpage includes materials and documents elected officials use to make decisions as well as an archive of past meetings. In addition to being streamed live, all Village Board meetings are broadcast on VOP-TV, which is available to Comcast customers on channel 6 and AT&T Uverse customers on channel 99. More information about the Village Board is available at www.oak-park.us/villageboard.
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Physical activity
key to heart health
February is American Heart Month, and the Oak Park Public Health Department is highlighting ways to maintain a healthy heart. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, but you can take steps to reduce your risk. One way to improve heart health is to maintain regular physical activity, which can be as simple as going for a walk with a friend or while listening to music. Oak Park residents can walk the indoor track for free at the Park District of Oak Park’s Community Recreation Center at 229 Madison St., a warmer option during the winter months.
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Village Hall closed Monday
for Presidents Day
Village Hall will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16 in observance of Presidents Day. The refuse and recycling collection schedule will not be affected by the holiday and will occur as regularly scheduled next week. Should an incident that doesn't quite rise to the level of a 911 call occur when Village Hall is closed, call the Police non-emergency number 708.386.3800 for assistance. Regular Village Hall hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Click here for more information about Village Hall.
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Compost program diverts waste from landfills
Oak Parkers can reduce the amount of organic material sent from their homes to landfills by signing up for the Village's composting program. Residents who participate in the program receive a 96-gallon cart for the weekly collection of organics and a kitchen compost pail. Both yard waste and food scraps may be placed in the organics cart, and residents can share an organics cart with one other neighbor to reduce the $16.31 monthly cost. Residents who live in multifamily buildings too large to participate in the Village collection program but still wish to compost may leave food scraps and food soiled paper products in the clearly labeled carts at one of five locations in the Village. Find more information about the compost program and a map of the drop off locations at www.oak-park.us/compostable.
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Oak Park native Lehman competing at Winter Olympics
With the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics underway, many Oak Parkers will be fixing their attention on Oak Park native Emery Lehman as he competes in the men’s speedskating competition. This is the fourth consecutive appearance at the Winter Olympics for Lehman, a 2014 graduate of Oak Park and River Forest High School. He will be competing for Team U.S.A. in the men’s team pursuit (preliminaries begin Sunday, Feb. 15) and the men’s 1,500-meter (beginning Thursday, Feb. 19). Click here for an NBC-5 interview with Lehman at his parents’ Oak Park home prior to the Winter Olympics. Lehman also recently shared a behind-the-scenes video with his alma mater – click here to view the video on OPRF’s Facebook page. For the Winter Olympics speedskating schedule and results, visit the Winter Olympics website.
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Great Backyard Bird Count happening this weekend
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