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VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK CONTENTS VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK ELECTED OFFICIALS/ BOARD OF TRUSTEES Gopal Lalmalani, M.D., M.B.A | President Charlotte K. Pruss | Clerk YOUR Laurence Herman | Trustee 03 Michael Manzo | Trustee VILLAGE James Nagle | Trustee A. Suresh Reddy | Trustee Edward Tiesenga | Trustee YOUR Asif Yusuf | Trustee 07 VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS Police, Fire, EMS Emergency: 9-1-1 Butler Government Center General Information: (630) 368-5000 YOUR Village Clerk: (630) 368-5052 10 Village Manager: (630) 368-5026 SERVICES Development Services (630) 368-5101 Fire Non-Emergency: (630) 368-5200 Library: (630) 368-7700 Police Non-Emergeny: (630) 368-8700 Public Works: (630) 368-5270 YOUR 17 Water Billing: (630) 368-5090 RESOURCES Sports Core Administration (630) 368-6400 Bath & Tennis (630) 368-6400 Oak Brook Golf Club (630) 368-6400
CONNECT WITH THE VILLAGE Website | www.oak-brook.org THE MISSION OF THE Facebook | “VillageofOakBrook”
VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK Twitter | @OakBrookVillage Regular meetings of the Village Board are held on the is to provide the community with excellent local government second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7pm, with the exception of the fourth Tuesday of the months of services that meet the needs of its citizens and are delivered in a June, August and December. professional, responsive and responsible manner. Videotaped broadcasts of Village Board meetings air on Comcast Cable Television, Government Access Channel 6 or 110 Mondays at 7pm and online at www.youtube.com/oakbrooktv Questions or comments? Contact us. Content Manager: Connie Reid [email protected] welcome home
A Note from the Village President
We are pleased to welcome you to the beautiful Village of Oak Brook.
If you are not familiar already with Oak Brook, our community has much to offer. Here are a few quick facts about the Village: • Oak Brook has more than 8,000 residents across approximately 3,024 households. • The Village is composed of residential subdivisions, the Oakbrook Center Mall, office and retail locations, restaurants, and numerous corporate headquarters, including Tree House Foods and Hub Group. • The Village of Oak Brook features 269 acres of open space, polo fields, golf courses, swimming and tennis facilities and other recreational opportunities not commonly found in a village of this size. • Only 15 miles west of downtown Chicago, Oak Brook is conveniently located along Interstates 88 and 294. • Oak Brook feeds into five outstanding elementary school districts: • Butler District 53; Downers Grove District 58; Elmhurst District 205; • Hinsdale District 181; and Salt Creek District 48.
One aspect of life in Oak Brook that we are proud of is the wide range of entertainment and recreational opportunities available in our community. Whether you are participating in an Oak Brook Park District activity, watching a play at the Mayslake Peabody Estate, or jogging down the Oak Brook Pathway System, there is something for everyone to enjoy. If you have a question, suggestion or concern, please do not hesitate to contact us at (630) 368-5000 or visit us at Village Hall. We strive to make Oak Brook one of the best places to live and work in Chicagoland. To learn more about Oak Brook, visit the Village website at www.oak-brook. org. Again, welcome to the Village of Oak Brook. Thanks for making our community your home.
Sincerely,
Gopal Lalmalani, M.D., M.B.A. Your Village | 03
a quick snapshot
History Demographics From the late 1600s to the early 1800s, the region was the location of the largest 2016 Census Information Potawatomi settlement in what is now DuPage Village Size: 5,349 acres, 8.36 square miles County. Oak Brook was then known as Sauganakka. Population: 8,070 Settlers - among the first, Elisha Fish - Households: 3,024 began arriving in the 1830s. Families from New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky Age: were attracted by the rich soil, clear streams, and 80 and over (8.2%) abundant woodland. The Potawatomi, who had 70-79 (11.6%) sold their land to the federal government, were 60-69 (20.5%) moving out. Residents called the area Brush Hill, 50-59 (16.5%) and later Fullersburg, after Benjamin Fuller. 40-49 (10.7%) Starting in 1898, parcels of farmland were sold 30-39 (5.7%) to Frank Osgood Butler of Hinsdale and other individuals who built homes on the sites. 20-29 (7.4%) In the mid-1930s, homeowners and farmers 10-19 (11.9%) formed the Community Club, which helped 0-9 (7.7%) unincorporated Oak Brook establish an identity Median House Hold Income: $144,286 separate from its neighbors, Hinsdale and Elmhurst. Butler’s son Paul began accumulating Median Home Value: $825,400 land, hoping at some point to build a planned Equalized Assessed Valuation: $1.6 billion community. On part of his property, he established the multiuse Sports Core, which came to include nationally renowned golf and Race: polo clubs. By 1958, when Oak Brook was White (71.8%) incorporated, Paul Butler owned much of the Asian (23.2%) land within its boundaries. Hispanic or Marshall Field & Company purchased land Latino (4.3%) for a proposed shopping center in neighboring Black or Utopia (now Oakbrook Terrace), which African-American (2.0%) was eventually annexed to Oak Brook. The Two or Oakbrook Center opened in 1962 and became More Races (1.69%) the commercial heart of the Village. In the Other Races (.7%) years that followed, many nationally prominent corporations, including McDonald’s, opened offices in Oak Brook. Source: Encyclopedia of Chicago Source: 2010 U.S. Census Bureau a quick snapshot
Primary Education Nearby Hospitals Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Oak Brook Preschools Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Bright Horizons at Oak Brook Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Christ Church of Oak Brook Adventist Hinsdale Hospital Oak Brook Christian School Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital Elementary Schools Loyola University Medical Center District 48: Salt Creek School Edward Hines Veterans Administration Hospital District 53: Brook Forest Elementary School Places of Worship Butler Junior High School District 58: Downers Grove Elementary School Christ Church of Oak Brook District 181: Hinsdale Community Faith Fellowship Church Consolidated School Oak Brook Community Church District 205: Elmhurst Community Unit School Comunity Organizations
High Schools Friends of Oak Brook Public Library District 86: Hinsdale Township High School Fullersburg Historic Foundation District 88: DuPage High School Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce (Willowbrook) Hinsdale / Oak Brook AAUW District 99: Community High School Oak Brook Art League (Downers Grove North) Oak Brook Civic Association District 205: Elmhurst Community Unit School Oak Brook Historical Society (York High School) Oak Brook Lions Club Oak Brook Women’s Club Rotary Club of Oak Brook Nearby Colleges & Universities
College of DuPage ITT Technical Institute Lewis University Midwestern University Olivet Nazarene University Rasmussen College Your Village | 05
local economy
Offices / Retail Hotels The Oak Brook community was designed Oak Brook lays out the welcome mat for to support local commerce so that citizens countless visitors who come to enjoy the would enjoy a strong and stable economy shopping, dining and entertainment options — and an exceptional quality of life. As the area offers. Visitors can stay in one of such, elected officials and residents continue the seven major Oak Brook hotels: the to understand and support area business Marriott, DoubleTree, Drake, Hyatt Lodge, needs and work hard to maintain a positive Le Méridien, Hyatt House and Residence business climate for local companies that Inn. Combined, these hotel facilities contain represent a wide range of economic over 1,600 rooms and provide a wide range sectors. Today, Oak Brook continues to be of amenities including restaurants, banquet the most prestigious business center in the facilities, and corporate training rooms for Chicagoland region, with approximately both guests and the community as a whole. 2,000 professional companies located Whether visitors decide to shop or enjoy within a five-mile radius. Some of the one of Oak Brook’s fine dining locations, largest corporations in the world are they are are sure to enjoy their stay. headquartered in Oak Brook. Corporations include Ace Hardware, Hub Group, TreeHouse Foods, A.M. Castle, Inland Real Estate, Blistex, Federal Signal, Follett Higher Restaurants Education Group, Elkay Manufacturing, and Oak Brook has an unmatched variety of Lions Club International. dining options. With over 50 restaurants Each day more than 90,000 business to choose from, Oak Brook is a “dining clients and visitors arrive in Oak Brook, not mecca” for not only its residents, but just to work in this bustling, professional the entire Chicagoland area. Patrons can corporate center, but to enjoy first class entertain a client or enjoy a relaxing evening shopping, luxurious dining, hotels, and the at one of Oak Brook’s many fine dining best in golf and other recreational activities. restaurants like Gibson’s Steakhouse, or As a result, the thriving local economy eat on the go at a more casual eatery such keeps taxes and operational costs low for as Labriola Bakery and Cafe. Banquets can its corporate residents and makes doing be held at a number of unique locations, business here pleasurable and affordable. from historic Peabody Mansion to the Bath & Tennis Club. For a list of restaurants, visit the local Chamber of Commerce website at www.obchamber.com. local economy things to do
Shopping Dining With more than 150 upscale shops and Oak Brook’s premier shopping centers are restaurants, the Oakbrook Center was also known for their impressive lineup of voted the #1 shopping destination by Illinois restaurants. The Oakbrook Center offers shoppers. The Oak Brook Promenade 29 different dining spots and the Oak offers a unique setting with an underground Brook Promenade has numerous well- parking garage and valet service. Additional known eateries for patrons to choose. locations, like the Shops at Oak Brook From American to French, Italian to Indian, Place, Oak Brook Court, the Oaks of Oak seafood to steaks, your palette won’t fall Brook, Clearwater and Costco Store make short of satisfied with the myriad of local Oak Brook the ultimate one-stop shopping restaurants available to you. experience.
Enjoy the Pathway Golf, Swimming & Tennis The Village’s pedestrian and bicycle safety The Oak Brook Golf Club (public) has a pathway system consists of 15 miles of beautiful 18-hole golf course, driving range, stone and asphalt pathways connecting and putting/chipping greens. The Oak many areas of the Village. Maintenance is Brook Bath & Tennis Club (public) offers shared by the Village of Oak Brook and the three pools, eight tennis courts, a poolside Oak Brook Park District. A map is available cafe and clubhouse. Oak Brook also offers for viewing on the Village website. two private golf clubs: Butler National Golf Club and Butterfield Country Club. And so much more! Local Events Entertainment abounds in and around Oak Brook. Visit these local attractions: The Village of Oak Brook hosts the annual - Pinstripes (bocce, bowling, bistro) Oak Brook Polo Club matches and the Taste - Graue Mill & Museum of Oak Brook, which offers fireworks, food, - Mayslake Peabody Estate and activities for the whole family. The Oak - Drury Lane Theatre Brook Park District offers seasonal festivals, - AMC Yorktown 18 Theater such as Oktoberfest and the Summer - Brookfield Zoo Concert Series. Other local events include - Cantigny Park the Oak Brook Half Marathon, Antique Fair - Fullersburg Forest Preserve at Graue Mill, and Folio plays at Mayslake. - Morton Arboretum Your Government | 07 governance
Governance in Oak Brook Opportunities to Serve The Village of Oak Brook operates under Advisory boards, commissions and the Trustee/Village form of government. committees are responsible for advising the The Village is governed by our elected Village Board concerning matters that fall Village President and a six-member Board within their particular subject area. Their of Trustees - each elected at large for a recommendations are normally transmitted four-year term of office. The Village Clerk to the Board of Trustees for final action. is elected for a four-year term, attends Members are appointed by the Village meetings of the Village Board, keeps its President with consent of the Board of minutes, and is the official custodian of Trustees. Village records. Elections are held biennially, The following are the names of each of during odd numbered years, on the first the boards, commissions and committees Tuesday in April. that residents can serve within: The Village Board’s primary function is - Board of Fire and Police Commissioners policy making. The Village President, with - Commercial Revitalization Committee the consent of the Board, appoints a Village Manager to administer daily administrative - Electrical Commission operations of the Village. The Village - Firefighters’ Pension Fund Board President presides over meetings of the - Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Board Board, and selects and removes appointed - Hotel, Convention and Visitors Comm. officers of various boards, commissions and - Library Commission committees with the consent of the Board. - Plan Commission - Planned Development Commission Village Taxes - Police Pension Fund Board
The following taxes are levied by the Village: - Residential Enhancement Committee - Sales Tax: 1.5%; All taxing bodies: 7.75% - Streetscape Committee - Telecommunications: 6% - Zoning Board of Appeals - Natural Gas Utility: 5% Individuals interested in serving may - Electricity Tax (with 10-rate tiers): 5% contact the Village President’s office and ask Oak Brook has the lowest commercial for an application form, or may complete and residential property tax rates (other an application online or at the Village Hall.
taxing bodies) in DuPage County. Oak Brook is among the few Illinois communities that does not levy municipal property taxes.
governance
Village Meetings Voter Registration
Village Board meetings are held on the The Village Clerk’s office provides voter second and fourth Tuesday of each registration services for residents at the month, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Samuel Village Hall. Voter Registration may also be E. Dean Board Room at the Village Hall. completed at the Oak Brook Public Library, However, the board meets only the second at the DuPage County Election Commission Tuesday of the month in June, August, and office at 421 North County Farm Road December. in Wheaton, Ill., or on the Election Videotaped broadcasts of Village Board Commission website at dupageelections.com. meetings air on Comcast Cable Television, In order to register to vote, a person Government Access Channel 6 or 110 must meet three qualifications: (Oak Brook Club) Mondays at 7 p.m. The (1) Be a citizen of the United States, broadcasts are also available for viewing on (2) Be 18 years of age by election day, and the Village website. (3) Be a resident of the precinct for 30 Residents may comment during the days as of the next election. Village Board meetings given he or she signs You must provide two forms of identification up prior to the start of the meeting, and - one with the current residence. agrees to speaks professionally within the
Village Website Village Hall Services The Village website is designed to improve The Village Hall provides notary and voter residents’ ability to connect with local registration services. government. The website features: For passport services, please visit the - Alerts regarding critical community following locations: news will be posted on the website and - Oak Brook Post Office, (800) 275-8777 will be pushed out to the Village’s 1314 Kensington Road, Oak Brook Facebook and Twitter accounts. - Hinsdale Post Office, (800) 275-8777 - Archive Center stores the Village agendas, minutes, newsletters and other 109 Symonds Drive, Hinsdale
important documents. - York Township, (630) 627-3354 - Notify Me allows residents to sign up to 1502 Meyers Road, Lombard be notified via e-mail and/or text message about updates to the Village website. Check us out at: www.oak-brook.org Your Government | 09 procedures refuse/water
Licensing Door-to-Door Solicitation The Village Clerk’s office administers The Village of Oak Brook regulates license applications, except for taxi and limo solicitation within the community. There licenses, which are executed by the Police are two types of solicitors who may go Department. The Clerk is the custodian door- to-door for solicitation: commerical of such licenses. To begin the application and non-commercial. Commercial solicitors process for liquor, commercial and non- must have a permit issued by the Village. commercial solicitation, scavenger, tobacco Non-commerical solicitors must register and raffle licenses call (630) 368-5052. with the Village. Both commercial and non-commercial door-to-door solicitors are required to: Freedom of Information Act - Wear the Village-issued solicitation The Village Clerk’s office maintains all badge conspicuously on the outside of Village records including Village Board an outer garment. minutes, ordinances, resolutions and - Honor “No Soliciting” signs displayed the Village Code. The office processes on any premises. inquiries from the public for official Village - Leave the premises when requested to documents in accordance with the Illinois do so. Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140). - Indicate the purpose of the visit and not You must complete a Freedom of misrepresent that the purpose is other Information Request Form at www.oak- than to solicit. brook.org. You may submit the form online, Commercial solicitation hours are mail it to the Village’s FOIA Officer, fax Monday through Saturday, excluding it to (630) 368-5032, or drop off your holidays, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Non- request at Village Hall. Each request will be commercial hours are daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. complied with or denied within five working Solicitors and Peddlers have a duty to days after it is received. The five day period honor “No Soliciting” signs posted on or may be extended up to five additional near the main door to any residence. “No working days if needed (5 ILCS 140/3). Solicitors or Peddlers” window decals are Archived FOIA requests have been available at no cost to residents at the office made available online for inspection and of the Village Clerk in the Village Hall. copying unless the requested documents If you believe any of these requirements are exempt under the Freedom of are being violated, call the Police Dept. non- Information Act (5 ILCS 140/7). emergency number at (630) 368-8700. If you feel threatened in any way, call 9-1-1. 10 | Your Services procedures refuse/water
Refuse & Recycling Services
The Village of Oak Brook contracts out its Prescription Drug Refuse refuse services to Flood Brothers. Flood An RxBox is located at the Village Hall for Brothers bills quarterly in advance. Payment citizens to drop off unused or expired meds. is expected 30 days from the billing date. For Yard Waste Collection more detailed information, contact Flood Yard waste is collected on Mondays Brothers at (773) 626-5800. from Apr. 1 through Nov. 30 from the curb. Refuse & Recycling Leaves, grass clippings and plant material Refuse, recycling and yard waste are must be placed in 32-gallon biodegradable collected on Mondays. Materials must be paper bags or 32-gallon refuse cans labeled placed at the curb no sooner than 6 p.m. the “Yard Waste.” Twigs, brush and branches day prior to collection, but before 6 a.m. the must be bundled with natural rope or twine, day of collection. Empty containers must be and can be no more than 4 ft. long, 2 ft. in removed from the curb by 6 a.m. on the day diameter, and 50 lbs. Yard waste stickers may following collection. Twice weekly refuse be purchased at the Village Hall, the Oak collection and back door refuse service are Brook Library, and at the Jewel in Westmont or Elmhurst, and must be attached to each available at an additional charge. Given the recent ban of electronics from landfills, the Village offers electronics recycling Water Services collections in May and September. The Village purchases Lake Michigan water Solid Waste from Chicago through the DuPage Water Unlimited amounts of household refuse Commission, and distributes water to all Oak in cans or bags will be collected. Cans or bags Brook residents and commercial businesses. may weigh up to 50 pounds when full and may All residential customers are billed bi-monthly, hold up to 32 gallons. All cans must have two while commercial customers are billed monthly. handles. Bulk items that do not fit in cans or Water bill payments are due 21 days after the bags may be placed at the curb for collection. billing date, and a 10 percent late charge is Republic Services should be contacted for added to the amount thereafter. Payments can quotes and scheduling special collections. be mailed to 26018 Network Place, Chicago, IL 60673, paid at Village Hall, or submitted at Household Hazardous Waste the drop-box located at the Spring Road/31st Flammable, toxic, corrosive or reactive Street parking lot entrance. Cash, checks or products should only be disposed of at the money orders are accepted for payment. To DuPage County waste facility in Naperville. initiate a water account, contact the Finance It is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends. Department at (630) 368-5090.
Your Services | 11 maintenance
Storm & Sanitary Sewers Tree Pruning To maintain drainage and mitigate potential Parkway tree pruning is conducted regularly contaminants from entering the creeks to maintain the Village’s inventory of over and drainage ways within Oak Brook, 9,000 trees. In order to reduce the severity the Village conducts storm sewer inlet of pruning, all parkway trees are pruned cleaning. Troublesome areas are cleaned on a 4-year cycle. The pruning program is and cleared of root growth annually, while contracted out to professional companies trouble-free areas are cleaned on a 3-year whose crews are required to have certified cycle. Residential and commercial streets arborists as supervisors. are routinely swept to maintain a clean appearance and keep debris from entering Snow & Ice Control the storm sewer system. Sanitary sewers serving residential Street crews apply highway de-icer salt to and commercial properties are either pavement surfaces until snow accumulation maintained by the Flagg Creek Water reaches 1 ½ inches or more. During snow Reclamation District or the Downers Grove plowing operations, snow is pushed to Sanitary District. Issues should be directed the side of the street and is continuously to the district servicing your property. repeated until the storm subsides. Once the storm has passed and all streets have Leaf Pickup Schedule been plowed of snow, a final drive-through pass of the Village is done and salt is applied The Village provides an annual leaf to rid the pavement of any unplowed collection program in non-gated snowpack. Safety and traffic flow dictates subdivisions where residents can rake their that main streets be plowed first, followed leaves to the street pavement edge for by secondary streets, then cul-de-sacs and the Village to haul away. Leaves should be dead-ends. Under normal conditions, all piled up - unbagged - and should be free streets are plowed and salted within 10 of shrub clipping, sticks or debris. Leaves hours of snowfall. are collected on four occasions during * Note: Not all streets in Oak Brook the fall season, with the dates dependent are maintained by the Village. Route 83 and upon the residents’ respective subdivision. 22nd Street are plowed by IDOT, while 31st The pickup schedule and other program Street, Meyers Road, Midwest Road and information is publicized on the website the majority of York Road are plowed by and newsletter, and is distributed to the DuPage County. Some private streets are Homeowners Associations. maintained by the respective subdivision. Mosquito Abatement Pathway System Mosquito abatement services are The Village’s pedestrian and bicycle contracted out by the Village for the safety pathway system is comprised of purpose of reducing adult nuisance approximately 15 miles of stone and complaints and mitigating disease vector asphalt pathways that interconnect many should it arise. The emphasis of the areas of the Village. Depending on the program is the eradication of mosquitoes section, maintenance of the system is the while they are still in the larval stage and responsibility of either the Village or the are incapable of biting. All standing bodies Oak Brook Park District. Inspections of the of water are continuously inspected Village’s portion are conducted annually and treated if breeding is discovered. to ensure that the system is properly Additionally, the larvalciding program maintained. A map of the pathway system includes treatment of streets, drainage can be located on the Village website. To inlets, and inaccessible areas by either report downed branches, call (630) 368- helicopter or backpack treatment techniques. However, it is impossible to kill all mosquitoes. As such, and to keep the Natural Disasters nuisance level to an acceptable level, we The Village Manager’s office is responsible periodically conduct a Village-wide spray for supporting emergency management (adulticiding). This “knocks down” the functions within the Village. A primary adult population, but again, is only partially component of the Village’s emergency effective. management is the Emergency Operations Concerning West Nile Virus, when Plan, which directs employees to follow recommended by our abatement outlined procedures for operations during a contractor and the Illinois Dept. of Public natural disaster. To stay abreast of the latest Health, Public Works conducts Village- news, residents are advised to listen for wide sprays to reduce the adult mosquito local emergency sirens, read updates on the population, mitigating the virus. Regardless, Village website, sign up for the Blackboard residents should take personal steps to Connect emergency notifications system, avoid exposing themselves. Residents and/or contact the Village Hall to address should also use the Clarke Mosquito public problems as they arise. Residents Hotline at 1-800-942-2555 to report should take necessary precautions for possible breeding sites, such as standing emergencies, such as purchasing materials water, or nuisance conditions. For more for an at-home emergency kit. For more information, visit the Centers for Disease information, visit www.ready.gov. Control & Prevention at www.cdc.gov. Your Services | 13 development public safety
Building & General Permits Planning & Zoning The Development Services Department This division is concerned with the is responsible for issuing permits and development, maintenance, and assuring compliance with the Village Zoning, implementation of the Comprehensive Building, Electric, Plumbing and Property Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and Subdivision Maintenance Codes. Village residents and Regulations through the entitlemrnt builders must obtain a building permit process. It works closely with the Board of prior to beginning any project. To view a Trustees, Plan Commission, Zoning Board list of activities requiring or not requiring of Appeals and Planned Development a building permit, visit the department’s Commission in the review and public section on the Village website. To ensure hearing process for requests for Planned that a permit is or is not required, please Developments, Map & Text Amendments, verify with the Development Services Appeals, Variations, Special Uses, and Plats Department by calling of Subdivision. The Development services (630) 368-5101. Director manages requests.
Flood Information GIS Mapping
The Community Development Department The Village of Oak Brook is a member of provides advice on how to retrofit buildings the GIS Consortium, a cooperative of 38 to prevent flood damage. There are local communities utilizing cost-effective generally five approaches to retrofitting: solutions for geographic information elevation, barriers, dry flood proofing, wet systems (GIS) and related technologies. flood proofing and basement protection. GIS is commonly used by Village staff for Other property protection measures daily municipal operations and long-term include grading, ditch cleaning, moving planning. The GIS Consortium also provides furniture and sandbagging. the Village with its own custom interactive Flood insurance through the National mapping application, which is located on Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) provides the Village website. Residents can access coverage that most homeowners insurance the online mapping application to search for does not (e.g. coverage for damage to property information, which includes zoning, structures and contents from flooding, school districts, County Assessor data, and flood-related erosion, and mud slides). voting districts. The application also provides Residents may purchase flood insurance an up-to-date high resolution aerial photo from licensed insurance agent or groups. and elevation data. development public safety
Parking Regulations Fire and Injury Prevention In order to facilitate police protection, The Fire Department offers fire and injury streat cleaning, leaf and snow removal, it prevention education, such as: is unlawful for any vehicle to be parked - First-aid on any street in the Village between the - CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. on any given day, and AED (automatic external except for emergency vehicles. defibrillators) classes - Fire extinguisher use - Fire safety classes Crime Prevention - EDITH classes (Exit Drills In The Home) - Disaster preparedness The Police Department Crime Prevention - Courtesy home fire safety inspections and Community Relations Unit offers crime - Commercial fire code inspections prevention programs to Village residents To schedule an inspection or for more and to the business community. Some of the information on fire safety programs, contact programs include: the Fire Department at (630) 368-5200. - Personal safety seminars
- Citizen’s Police Academy Emergency Transportation - Homeowners’ Association Liaison Officer - D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Ed’n.) The Fire Department is responsible for - Vehicle theft prevention seminars providing rescue, special rescue, and - Home and Business security surveys emergency medical services. Currently, - Senior citizen crime prevention the Oak Brook Fire Department primarily - Retail Theft Prevention/Credit Card transports to Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, Fraud/Issuance of bad checks Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, and Good - Operation Identification (engraving Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. social security and or drivers license Other hospitals where patients can be numbers on their personal property) transported, if requested and deemed - Neighborhood Watch Program medically appropriate, are Adventist - Bicycle Rodeos La Grange Memorial Hospital, Loyola - Block party participation (displays and University Medical Center, and Edward fingerprinting of young children) Hines Veterans Administration Hospital - BASSET (Beverage Alcohol Server in and near Maywood. For a full list of Seller Training) Seminars ambulance fees, visit the Fire Department - Children’s programming page on the Village website. Your Services | 15
recreation library/emergencies
History Bath & Tennis Club
In 1977, Oak Brook residents voted to This facility is secluded on 20 acres of institute the first municipal tax to purchase woodlands. The offerings include: the Sports Core from Paul Butler. The bonds • Swimming: 3 pools; one for competitive were retired in 1994, and today, the Village swimming, one for diving, and one for owns and operates this 269-acre property wading. Swim lessons, water aerobics, that features the Bath & Tennis Club, Golf and children’s swim team are available. Club, Polo Grounds and Open Fields. • Tennis: 8 Har-Tru clay outdoor courts. Tennis professionals are available for Polo Season teaching private, semi-private and group tennis lessons for adults and children. Since its inception in 1922, world-class • Beach & Lake: Canoe or paddleboat teams have come to play on the historic rides on the lake, and sunbathing on Oak Brook Polo Grounds. It is most famous the sand beach. Sand volleyball is also for once hosting Charles, Prince of Wales, available. and for hosting the U.S. Open (Polo) for • Food & Beverages: Poolside Cafe food 25 years. After a 3-year break, polo has services are offered during the summer. returned to Oak Brook with flare. The polo
season consists of six Sunday afternoon Residents and non-residents are eligible matches during late summer with VIP and for membership. Both pool/tennis general admission offerings. Residents memberships and tennis-only memberships are eligible to purchase general admission are available. Call (630) 368-6440 for more tickets at a reduced fee. information about the Bath & Tennis Club.
Clubhouse Booking Golf Club The beautiful wood-and-glass architecture This 18-hole public golf course is open of the Oak Brook Bath & Tennis Clubhouse from early spring until late fall, weather and a striking view of the lake and grounds permitting. The Oak Brook Golf Club makes the clubhouse a memorable also presents the annual polo matches. setting for dining, meetings, weddings and The facility features a pro-shop, grill, and banquets. Members and non-members alike an outdoor patio overlooking the course, can rent the clubhouse for private parties driving range, and three putting/chipping and other special events. Contact our staff greens. To inquire about membership or to at (630) 368-6442 for details. schedule a tee time, call (630) 368-6400. recreation library/emergencies
Library & Programs Emergency Notification System
The Oak Brook Public Library is In an effort of keeping residents abreast of surrounded by beautiful views and gardens. the latest local government news, including The 24,000 square foot building holds more emergency information, the Village uses than 100,000 items and thousands of digital the mass notification program Blackboard resources. Librarians can supply in-depth Connect. All publicly available residential and answers to reference questions, provide commercial phone numbers are automatically reading and viewing suggestions, offer included in the system. Residents can opt- computer assistance and training, suggest in to have notifications sent via e-mail, resources, and select the best current voicemail, and/or text message by signing up materials. on the Village website. The Library offers a selection of educational, recreational and informational programs throughout the year. Amenities Building Usage
include: computers for patron use, two Residents may reserve meeting rooms in the small quiet study rooms, a large meeting Village Hall (VH) and the Library (L). room, color copiers and Wi-Fi. • Friends of the Oak Brook Public Library Library cards are available to Oak Meeting Room (L): Seats 132. Tables, Brook residents and businesses. Visit the chairs and a variety of electronic website at www.oak-brook.lib.il.us for more audiovisual equipment. Grand piano information. Follow the Library on Twitter available for a small fee. Complete the @oakbrooklibrary, and “like” the Library online application form to reserve. page on Facebook. • Samuel E. Dean Board Room (VH): Seats 177. Food and beverages are not allowed Outdoor Warning Sirens within the Board Room; however, the lobby outside the Board Room can be Sirens are sounded immediately when used for placement of a refreshment the National Weather Service issues a table. Projection screens are available for severe weather warning for the Oak Brook use. ADA accessible. area, and are in effect until the warning is • West Wing Conference Room (VH) discontinued. The system is tested monthly Seats 60 with chairs and 28 with tables on the first Tuesday of each month around and chairs. 10 a.m. from March through November. For Village Hall rooms, call (630) 368-5000 to make arrangements. Your Resources | 17 contacts
Village Hall Hours Butler Government Center General Telephone Village of Oak Brook (630) 368-5000 Village Administration, Development Services 1200 Oak Brook Road General Fax Fire Administration: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Oak Brook, IL 60523 (630) 368-5045 Public Works: 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. www.oak-brook.org Police Administration: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. M-F Library: 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. M-Th 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. F-Sat Fire/Police Services: 24 Hours/Day
Important Contacts at the Village
General Information Village Hall (630) 368-5000
(630) 368-5026 Administration Village Manager (630) 368-5032 FOIA (630) 368-5052 Village Clerk (630) 368-5164 Purchasing Finance Department (630) 368-5072 Water Billing (630) 368-5090
Development Services General (630) 368-5101 Planning & Zoning (630) 368-5106 Building Permits (630) 368-5108 Building Inspections (630) 368-5110 Engineering (630) 368-5130 (630) 368-5200 Fire/EMS General (Non-emergency) Emergency 9-1-1
Library General (630) 368-7700
Police General (Non-emergency) (630) 368-8700
Emergency 9-1-1
(630) 368-5270 Public Works General Sports Core Bath & Tennis Club (630) 368-6440 Golf Club (630) 368-6400 contacts
Recycling & Hazardous Waste Utility Locating for Excavators Republic Services (Allied Waste) (708) 345-7050 Joint Utility Locating DuPage County Household Information for Excavators Hazardous Waste (630) 510-2810 (JULIE)* (1-800) 892-0123 * Call 48 hours before digging. Interstate & Road Maintenance Utilities DuPage County Highway (630) 682-7321 IL Dept. of Transportation (630) 832-7330 ComEd (800) 334-7661 York Township Highway Dept. (630) 620-2400 Comcast Cable (866) 594-1234 Nicor Gas (800) 942-8900 Flood Insurance AT&T (800) 244-4444
National Flood Other Governmental Entities Insurance Program (800) 621-3362 Clarke Mosquito Abatement (800) 942-2555 School Districts Downers Grove Township (630) 968-2100 Assessor District 48: Salt Creek (630) 279-8400 DuPage County Board (630) 407-6060 District 53: Brook Forest (630) 325-6888 DuPage County Board (Butler Junior High) (630) 573-2760 of Elections (630) 407-5600 District 58: Downers Grove E.S. (630) 719-5800 DuPage Forest Preserve (630) 933-7200 District 86: Hinsdale Township (630) 655-6100 DuPage Water Commission (630) 834-0100 (Central High) Downers Grove Sanitary Dist.(630) 969-0664 District 88: DuPage High School (630) 530-3981 Flagg Creek Water (Willowbrook High) Reclamation District (630) 323-3299 District 99: Community High (630) 795-7100 Greater Oak Brook Chamber (Downers Grove North) of Commerce (630) 472-9377 District 181: Community Cons. (630) 887-1070 IL Environmental (Hinsdale Elementary) Protection Agency (708) 338-7900 District 205: Elmhurst Comm. (630) 834-4530 PACE Bus Service (847) 364-8130 (York High School) Oak Brook Park District (630) 990-4233 Oak Brook Post Office (630) 990-4224 York Township Assessor (630) 627-3354 Oak Brook Sports Core Oak Brook Bath & Tennis Club I Oak Brook Golf Club I Sports Core Athletic Fields
Sports Core Administration 800 Oak Brook Road Oak Brook, IL 60523 (630) 368-6420 www.oak-brook.org/recreation
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