Community Resources
Local Government
Village of Oak Park
Connect with the local government and find tools for living, doing business, or visiting here.
Oak Park Township
Assists residents by providing a variety of governmental services and resources, with a special emphasis on advocacy and partnerships in human service programs that benefit at-risk youth and senior citizens as well as mentally ill and financially struggling community members.
Park District of Oak Park
Serves the recreational needs of the residents of Oak Park, with recreation programs, special events, pools, an indoor ice rink, the Oak Park Conservatory, Cheney Mansion, Pleasant Home, a gymnastics center, seven recreation centers, and 13 parks.
Schools
Oak Park Elementary School District 97
Public school district with eight elementary schools and two middle schools.
Oak Park River Forest High School
Public high school serving Oak Park and River Forest students.
Community Organizations
Oak Park Regional Housing Center
The Oak Park Regional Housing Center is a free non-profit organization formed 40 years ago to help people find quality apartments to rent in Oak Park.
West Cook Homeownership Center
The West Cook Homeownership Center can help you prepare to buy a home. The Homeownership Center has down payment assistance and closing cost funds for eligible first-time homebuyers and can help you find low-cost housing options.
Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest
A history museum, research center, and archives located in Pleasant Home.
Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park
Fostering understanding of the life and work of Ernest Hemingway with emphasis on his Oak Park origins and his impact on world literature.
Unity Temple Restoration Foundation
The Foundation is restoring and preserving the Unity Temple building, while using it as a hub for cultural events.
Frank Lloyd Preservation Trust
Engaging, educating and inspiring the public through architecture, design and the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, and preserving the Trust's historic sites and collections.
Oak Park Area Arts Council
The Council celebrates, supports and promotes artists and arts organizations in Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park.
Oak Park Art League
Develops, nurtures, and exhibits the work of local artists.
Visit Oak Park
Oak Park Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, with a community-wide events calendar.
Great Neighboorhoods Oak Park
A guide to Oak Park's 12 business districts.
Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce
Leadership and educational organization that fosters and promotes businesses and business interests in the Oak Park and River Forest area.
Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation
The Foundation serves the community by facilitating individual philanthropy, managing donor funds, making grants, and convening resources to address community priorities and interests.
News Media
Oak Leaves
Wednesday Journal
TribLocal Oak Park/River Forest
Oak Park Patch