Flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on July 12 as a mark of respect for the victims of the attack on police officers on July 7 in Dallas, TX.

City ends electrical aggregation program

In 2012, following the passage of a voter referendum, the City of Oak Forest established an electric aggregation program to negotiate lower electrical rates for residents. The city selected FirstEnergy Solutions as its electrical supplier. However, now that the savings margin versus the ComEd base rate – established by the state of Illinois – has narrowed, the City Council recently voted to end its contract with FirstEnergy Solutions. Residents who were a part of the electrical aggregation program automatically will revert back to ComEd. No action is required.

Construction is moving along nicely!

Mother's Butter will be popping popcorn on site at the market tomorrow!

City Council meets next week

The City Council will meet on Tuesday, July 12 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.

City Hall is 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 pay.

Taxpayer advocate office hours

Taxpayer Advocate Guy Gattone will be in his office next week on Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at City Hall. His office will be open twice a week until Bremen Township closes for appeals with the Cook County Board of Review.

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.