New Resident Packet 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 Michael Manzo | Trustee 03 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 Village Manager: (630) 368-5026 10 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.