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You can pay parking tickets, contact elected officials, find laws and rules, and research government issues online.  Start here.

Be part of Oak Park's future

  • Envision Oak Park [1] is a community-based process and plan for the future of Oak Park. Let your voice be heard as the Village talks about issues important to you.

File your taxes

  • Illinois income tax forms and information [2]
  • Circuit breaker forms [3]
  • Federal income tax forms and information [4]
  • Face-to-face federal tax help [5]

Parking in Oak Park

  • Parking permits [6]
  • Pay or contest a parking ticket [7]
  • Village of Oak Park vehicle stickers [8]

Figure out Oak Park and Illinois

  • Zoning [9]
  • Pet licenses and limits [10]
  • Block parties [11]
  • Drivers licenses and license plates [12]
  • Births, marriages, civil unions and deaths in Cook County [13]

Business ownership

  • Owning and operating a business in Oak Park [14] (PDF)
  • Illinois business registration, licenses and permits [15]

Contact your elected officials

  • Find your elected officials [16]

Local officials

  • Village of Oak Park Board of Trustees [17]
  • Oak Park Township Board of Trustees [18]
  • Cook County Board of Commissioners [19]
  • Oak Park School District #97 Board of Education [20]
  • Oak Park River Forest High School Board of Education [21]
  • Oak Park Public Library Board of Trustees [22]
  • Park District of Oak Park Board of Commissioners [23]

State and federal officials

  • Illinois State Senate [24]
  • Illinois State Representatives [25]
  • Governor [26]
  • Other state officials [27]
  • United States Senate [28]
  • United States House of Representatives [29]
  • President of the United States [30]
  • Other federal officials [31]

Vote

  • Register to vote [32]
  • Find your polling place [16]
  • View a sample ballot [16]

Get financial or employment help

  • State foreclosure assistance [33]
  • Unemployment insurance [34]
  • Laid off worker assistance [35]
  • Job search support [36]
  • Oak Park Township general assistance [37]
  • Social Security benefits online [38]
  • Social Security offices [39]
  • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance [40]

Track the economy

  • Economy at a glance [41]
  • Economic Indicators [42]
  • Employment and jobs statistics [43]
  • Housing Starts and other residential construction statistics [44]
  • Federal Reserve [45]
  • Stimulus spending [46]
  • Consumer protection [47]
  • Council of Economic Advisors [48]
  • International Monetary Fund [49]
  • Consumer Price Index [50]

Find data and statistics

  • US Census [51]
  • Crime statistics in Oak Park [52] and Illinois [53]
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States [54]
  • Labor statistics [43]
  • American Community Survey [55]
  • USA Counties [56]
  • Other federal statistics [57]

Research laws and regulations

  • Oak Park Village Code [58]
  • Oak Park building codes [59]
  • Illinois Compiled Statutes [60]
  • Illinois Courts [61]
  • United States Code [62]
  • United States Constitution [63]
  • Code of Federal Regulations [64]
  • Federal legislation information from Thomas [65]
  • United States Supreme Court [66]
  • Other federal laws and regulations [67]
  • Cook County Law Library, Maywood Branch [68]
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Source URL: http://oppl.org/oak-park/government-info

Links:
[1] http://envisionoakpark.com/
[2] http://www.revenue.state.il.us/#t=tab1
[3] http://www.cbrx.il.gov/aging/1rx/cbrx/cbrx_forms.htm
[4] http://www.irs.gov/
[5] http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/article/0,,id=98273,00.html
[6] http://www.oak-park.us/parking/
[7] https://webservice.oak-park.us/ParkingCitation/
[8] http://www.oak-park.us/Parking/vehicle_stickers.html
[9] http://www.oak-park.us/Building_and_Property_Standards/Zoning.html
[10] http://www.oak-park.us/Public_Health/Animal_Licenses.html
[11] http://www.oak-park.us/Community_Services/Block_Parties.html
[12] http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/drivers/facilities/home.html
[13] http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/vitalrecords/Pages/default.aspx
[14] http://www.oak-park.us/public/pdfs/Business_Handbook/08.21.07_business_handbook.pdf
[15] http://www.illinois.gov/Business/Pages/registration.aspx
[16] http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections/voterprofile/Pages/default.aspx
[17] http://www.oak-park.us/About_Our_Village/trustees_2006.htm
[18] http://www.oakparktownship.org/elected-officials-and-board-meetings
[19] http://www.co.cook.il.us/portal/server.pt/community/government/226/leadership
[20] http://www.op97.org/board-of-education/Board-Members.cfm
[21] http://www.oprfhs.org/board-of-education/#.UYPlaKKG0sI
[22] http://oppl.org/about/library-information/get-touch/meet-board
[23] http://www.oakparkparks.com/AboutUs/Board.htm
[24] http://www.ilga.gov/senate/
[25] http://www.ilga.gov/house/
[26] http://www.illinois.gov/gov/Pages/default.aspx
[27] http://www.illinois.gov/Government/Pages/ExecutiveBranch.aspx
[28] http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
[29] http://www.house.gov/representatives/
[30] http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
[31] http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml
[32] http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections/registertovote/pages/default.aspx
[33] http://www.ihda.org/homeowner/facingForeclosure.htm#foreclosure
[34] http://www.ides.illinois.gov/page.aspx?item=33
[35] http://www.illinoisworknet.com/vos_portal/residents/en/LaidOffWorkerAssistance/LaidOffWorkerAssistance/
[36] http://www.illinoisworknet.com/vos_portal/residents/en/LaidOffWorkerAssistance/Put_IL_To_Work/default.htm
[37] http://www.oakparktownship.org/genassistance.htm
[38] http://www.ssa.gov/boldlygo/index.html
[39] https://secure.ssa.gov/apps6z/FOLO/fo001.jsp
[40] https://www.cfda.gov/
[41] http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.us.htm
[42] http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=ECONI
[43] http://www.bls.gov/
[44] http://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/
[45] http://www.federalreserve.gov/default.htm
[46] http://www.recovery.gov/Pages/default.aspx
[47] http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
[48] http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/
[49] http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm
[50] http://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm#news
[51] http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
[52] http://www.oak-park.us/Police/crime.cfm
[53] http://www.isp.state.il.us/crime/ucrhome.cfm
[54] http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
[55] http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
[56] http://censtats.census.gov/usa/usa.shtml
[57] http://www.fedstats.gov/
[58] http://http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=459
[59] http://www.oak-park.us/building/
[60] http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.asp
[61] http://www.state.il.us/court/
[62] http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
[63] http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
[64] http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR
[65] http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php
[66] http://www.supremecourt.gov/
[67] http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Laws.shtml
[68] http://www.co.cook.il.us/portal/server.pt/community/law_library/305/law_library