Police officers receive training to administer drug that reverses opioid overdoses

Oak Forest police officers recently completed training to administer naloxone, a prescription medicine that rapidly reverses heroin and other opioid overdoses.  The training is the result of a state law that took effect on January 1, which requires police department to carry an opioid antagonist in an effort to reduce the number of overdose deaths in communities across Illinois.  

IRS and Security Summit Partners warn of fake tax bill emails

The Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners today issued an alert to taxpayers and tax professionals to be on guard against fake emails purporting to contain an IRS tax bill related to the Affordable Care Act.

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City Hall is open tomorrow

City Hall and the City Clerk's Office will be open Saturday, September 24 from 9 a.m. to noon. 

City Council meets next week

The City Council will meet on Tuesday, September 27 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.

Find out what's happening at the library in October

Acorn Public Library provides books and eBooks, programming, movies, music, electronic research tools, and computer access to the public. Stop in to borrow a book or take part in one or all of the planned special events in October.

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.