Veterans Commission hosts I Am An American Day Parade on September 6

The Oak Forest Veterans Commission will host the 4th Annual I Am An American Day Parade on Sunday, September 6 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.

Decorate your bike, scooter, stroller for the parade on Saturday, September 5 at the Oak Forest Farmers Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the train station.  

City Hall will be open tomorrow

City Hall will be open on Saturday, August 29 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Check out what's going on at Acorn Library 

Find out what's happening at Acorn Public Library during the month of September.  From young to more mature, there's something for everyone.  

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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