Everbridge System Notifies Oak Forest Community

In the past, the City of Oak Forest has reached out to citizens via Reverse 911 calls. This has changed to a new system called Everbridge.

By going to the Everbridge website, you can sign-up and create an account using this link: https://member.everbridge.net/397890065268844/login. You are encouraged to enter a cell phone number for voice and text, landline phone number if you choose for voice, email address for notifications, as well as home address. Entering your home address helps the City of Oak Forest send messages to only certain areas of the town that a particular emergency is taking place, such as a water main break, for example.

Creating an account will also give you access to make future modifications to your account when needed, such as change of phone number, email, and home address.
Additionally, if you ever move and do not want any notifications from the City of Oak Forest, you have the ability to delete account.

Everbridge is a valuable tool for the city and for citizens who want to be informed.

Please sign up today!

COVID-19 Updates

COVID-19 Testing at SSC

South Suburban College (SSC) will continue to offer free COVID-19 testing on its Main Campus located at 15800 S. State Street, in South Holland, Illinois, through December 31, 2020.

Daily testing is available from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM and a security detail is in place while testing is open.

COVID-19 symptoms may include fever, sore throat, loss of taste, cough or shortness of breath. Visit CDC.gov for more information regarding symptoms.

Oak Forest COVID-19 Statistics

Here are the current numbers for Oak Forest from the Illinois Department of Public Health website (www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/covid19-statistics) as of Friday, November 13, 2020:

1,163 positive cases
11,327 people tested
14.4% Positivity Rate (Suburban Cook County, Region 10)

City of Oak Forest Trim-A-Tree Contest

Help bring a little holiday cheer to the Oak Forest City Hall Gazebo and sign up to trim a tree this year. Open to all organizations, business or families, trees will be set up and available to decorate on Wednesday, November 25 at City Hall and must be decorated by Sunday, December 6, 2020.

All decorations must be weather resistant and securely fastened to trees. Lights cannot be accommodated.
Please choose a tree to decorate and provide a sign identifying your tree. Signs on stakes work best.

Due to COVID-19, we will not be having the Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony. However, Trim-A-Tree winners will be notified and announced during the City Council Meeting on December 8th.

Due to the limited number of trees available, please register for this event before
November 23, 2020 by using this link: https://www.oak-forest.org/FormCenter/Oak-Forest-3/Oak-Forest-Christmas-TrimATree-Contest-2-67.

Toys for Tots Program at City Hall

For the 10th year, the Oak Forest Police Department is a Toys for Tots collection site. Deputy Chief Scott Durano, a 20-year veteran of the Oak Forest Police Department and a United States Marine, recruited the help of his fellow officers in 2010 to start a toy collection program to benefit the United States Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots program.

The objectives of Toys for Tots are to help less fortunate children throughout the United States experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation’s most valuable resources – our children; to unite all members of local communities in a common cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign; and to contribute to better communities in the future.

Bring your unwrapped toys anytime from now until December 10, 2020.

Cook County Oak Forest Campus Community Survey

Share Your Thoughts!

Cook County has engaged a consulting team to study redevelopment possibilities for the Cook County Oak Forest Health Center Campus. A community virtual meeting was held on October 28th and the team is seeking feedback from Oak Forest residents.

Please take a minute to fill-out a short survey to provide your thoughts about the future of the campus.

For anyone who missed the October 28^th virtual community meeting, you will find the slide presentation if you scroll down to “Cook County Oak Forest Campus” on the County’s website at https://www.cookcountyil.gov/agency/real-estate-management-0.

For anyone who has not had a chance to complete the community engagement survey, we encourage you to take a couple minutes to provide us with your thoughts and preferences about the future of the site by completing the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DS8RQ52.

We look forward to seeing your feedback!

Oak Forest Road Closure Update!

Due to weather delays, work on the 'culvert' beneath 147th Street between Central Avenue and Ridgeland Avenue will continue until Monday, November 23, weather permitting. Motorists will need to continue using Midlothian Turnpike (143rd Street) as a detour.

2020 Road Program Completed!

We are pleased to share that the 2020 Road Program is completed!

Thank you for your patience as our contractor completed this year's road improvements.

Next Oak Forest City Council Meeting

The Oak Forest City Council Meeting will be held on November 24, 2020, at 7:30 PM.
To watch the previous meeting from November 10, 2020, please click on the image below.

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