Purchase your vehicle sticker online

Vehicle stickers are now on sale. Residents that currently have their vehicles registered with the city, should have received their applications in the mail. Senior citizens, 65 and older, are eligible to receive two free vehicle stickers per household with proper ID and vehicle registration.

Thank you to the Streetscape Commission for hosting another successful plant exchange at the gazebo on Sunday!

Enjoy the music of Doc Brown tomorrow at the Oak Forest Farmers Market from 10 a.m. to noon. The market is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 156th and Cicero Avenue.

Free rain barrels available to residents

The City of Oak Forest, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, is pleased to offer free rain barrels to our residents. There is a limit of four barrels per household.

Relay for Life is June 18

Relay for Life Oak Forest begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 18 at the Oak Forest Park District. Please join Relay organizers and participants for the Hero's Lap to honor all active and retired military, law enforcement, fire, doctors, nurses, EMTs, and cancer patient caregivers will be held at 3 p.m.

Vocal Illusion headlines next senior lunch

Vocal Illusion, musical entertainers, singing pop favorites, are the featured entertainment at the June 23 luncheon hosted by the Oak Forest Senior Commission. The event takes place at the Oak Forest Community Center at 15500 S. Kilpatrick. Doors open at 10 a.m; entertainment starts at 11 a.m. Admission price is $4 and includes lunch (pulled pork sandwiches, & coleslaw) served at noon and free cash bingo at 12:45 p.m. Tickets are available at City Hall or at the door.

City Hall is open tomorrow

City Hall will be open Saturday, June 11 from 9 a.m. to noon.

City Council meets next week

The City Council will meet on Tuesday, June 14 at 8 p.m. for its regular meeting in Council Chambers at City Hall. Citizens are invited to attend the meetings and are welcome to participate at the designated time.

Surplus vehicles up for bid

The City Clerk's Office has three surplus vehicles up for bid. The vehicles are no longer required for city service and are offered for sale by seal bid only. All bids are due by June 16 at 4 p.m. at City Hall.

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.