Citywide branch pickup on Monday

Due to the high winds over the past two days, Public Works will make a sweep of town to pick up fallen branches on Monday, November 16. Please place branches at the curb. There is no need to call Public Works to schedule a pickup as crews will be checking every street on Monday and Tuesday, if necessary.

Before you hit the road this Thanksgiving: Click It or Ticket

This Thanksgiving holiday, the Oak Forest Police Department is joining a national effort with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police, and other local law enforcement agencies to save more lives by strongly enforcing seat belt and impaired driving laws.

Applications for Citizens Police Academy due December 1

The Oak Forest Police Department is accepting applications for its Citizens Police Academy, a 12-week program designed to provide residents a working knowledge of law enforcement and police department operations. The program is free of charge and is limited to 25 students.

Start the Christmas season with the City of Oak Forest on December 5

The City of Oak Forest invites residents, local business owners and visitors to its annual Christmas parade and tree lighting ceremony on Saturday, December 5. The parade steps off from Oak Forest High School at 11 a.m. and makes its way down Central Avenue to City Hall for the tree lighting ceremony at the gazebo.

Collection bins are in the lobby at City Hall.

The City of Oak Forest will rename Central Avenue from 151st to 155th Street Lydia Ponczak Avenue in honor of Lydia's many years of service to Oak Forest. According to Mayor Kuspa, Lydia is a "community treasure," who has shared her zest for life with us as an on-air personality on cable access TV and her recently published mystery books. Cheers, Lydia!

City Hall closed on Saturday

City Hall will be closed tomorrow. During non-business hours, please use the night deposit mail slot at City Hall, pay parking or ordinance tickets online or sign up for online water bill payments.

Tune into CIC-TV

If you are a cable television subscriber, you can view the Community Information Channel (CIC-TV) on Comcast channel 19, Wide Open West channel 6 and AT&T U-verse channel 99 to learn more about city programs and events. If you do not subscribe to cable television, you can watch Committee of the Whole and City Council meetings online or check out the DVDs at Acorn Public Library.

e-Briefs is a free, voluntary e-mail service, which provides information about government services, activities and events. On a weekly basis, you can expect to find City Council news and agendas, construction updates, public safety reminders, senior and youth news, and much more! Please forward this e-mail to friends and family and encourage them to sign up for the weekly e-Briefs by visiting the Notify Me section of our website. Contact the City of Oak Forest at 708-687-4050 or cityofoakforest@oak-forest.org.