National Night Out is Tuesday

Join the Oak Forest Crime Prevention Commission, the Oak Forest Police Department and fellow residents in maintaining a safe and vibrant community at the National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 1 at 6:00 p.m. outside City Hall. The event includes guided tours of the police department; Dunk-a-Cop for Special Olympics; free giveaways and raffles; entertainment and refreshments; and children’s activities, including horse rides, face painting, bounce houses, and a 20-foot climbing wall.

Register to walk, ride in the I Am An American Day Parade

The Oak Forest Veterans Commission will host the 6th Annual I Am An American Day Parade on Sunday, September 3 at 11 a.m. on Central Avenue between 151st Street and 156th Street. The patriotic parade will lead to the Oak Forest Park District’s Old Times Picnic — a fun-filled event for all ages that has become an Oak Forest tradition. Families are invited to decorate their bikes, wagons or strollers and help lead the parade, which steps off from Jack Hille Middle School. Register now!

Is your vehicle sticker current?

City ordinance requires all motor vehicles registered or housed in the City of Oak Forest to display a current city vehicle sticker. Vehicle stickers are valid from July 1 through June 30 each year. The deadline for purchasing a vehicle sticker at the regular price of $25 was June 30. Any vehicle without a current sticker is at risk of receiving a $50 ticket from the police department. Anyone who receives a ticket will be required to purchase a vehicle sticker at the penalty rate of $50. If you do not have a current vehicle sticker, avoid the added expense of a ticket by stopping into City Hall to purchase one today.

Pick up a "No Solicitors Invited" door sticker for free at City Hall.

The Oak Forest Police Department was the top fundraising team at the "Five-O at the Dirty-O" stock car race on Saturday. The team contributed $20,100 of the overall $75,000 raised for Special Olympics. We'd like to give a special shout-out to Officer Mike Lynch, who drove the department's stock car in the race.

The K9s for Cops public art display in Chicago started rolling out on Monday. Oak Forest's K9 statue should be in place today. Stay tuned for the exact location. Once it's out there, be sure to find it, snap a pic and tag us!

City Hall will be open tomorrow

City Hall will be open tomorrow from 9 a.m. to noon.

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.

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