Village of Oak Park
Recent News About Village of Oak Park
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Cortes: 'How many American citizens get free housing, food, classes, and job training?'
League of American Workers founder Steve Cortes criticized the village of Oak Park after the announcement that the village would be moving 100 illegal immigrants from the area to a single location and give them housing, social services, and job training,
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Oak Park receives funding to resettle illegal immigrants
Oak Park has recently obtained substantial funding to facilitate the resettlement of undocumented immigrants within its community. This marks a crucial development in addressing the ongoing immigration crisis in the region. Village President Vicki Scaman highlighted the Village of Oak Park’s initiative towards rehousing undocumented immigrants in the community.
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Who in Cook County didn't paid their property taxes during December 2023?
As of December 2023, 38,564 taxpayers in Cook County still owe a total of $180,118,008 in property taxes, according to the Cook County Assessor.
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37 is median age of Cook County residents by 2021
Cook County residents have a median age of 37-years-old as of 2021, according to US Census Data.
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Illegal immigrants now being housed at Carleton of Oak Park Hotel
The Village of Oak Park has secured temporary housing for 160 illegal immigrants, relocating them from two local churches to the Carleton of Oak Park Hotel and West Cook YMCA.
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Census Bureau: 7% of people in Cook County identified as multiracial in 2021
Of the 5,265,398 citizens living in Cook County in 2021, 93% said they were only one race, while 7% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in June.
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Oak Park Scanner: ‘Last week Courageous Bakery finally had enough asking police to arrest her. Latonia Lawson’
Fifty-four-year-old Maywood resident Latonia Lawson has garnered a rather dubious reputation for her frequent interactions with local businesses, earning her the nickname “super 96” due to the relentless issuance of trespass warnings.
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Five years after promise to "welcome" them to town, illegal aliens waiting for River Forest to make good
River Forest village leaders were emphatic in 2017. If illegal aliens ever came to their town, they would roll out the red carpet for them.
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Oak Park Scanner: ‘Six robberies and violent attacks on residents and workers on the north side of Oak Park’
In a series of early morning incidents on Sunday, Sept. 24 a group of armed offenders, involving 4-5 black males, targeted victims in various locations in Oak Park.
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Oak Park residents rank 100th in total sales taxes paid in Illinois for June
Oak Park residents paid $903,607 in sales taxes, ranking 100th in total sales taxes paid per municipality in June.
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Oak Park residents rank 100th in total sales taxes paid in Illinois for May
Oak Park residents paid $822,157 in sales taxes, ranking 100th in total sales taxes paid per municipality in May.
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Week ending July 8: 44 inmates sentenced in Cook County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections
There are 44 inmates sentenced to jail in Cook County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 8.
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Oak Park residents rank 96th in total sales taxes paid in Illinois for March
Oak Park residents paid $737,647 in sales taxes, ranking 96th in total sales taxes paid per municipality in March.
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Oak Park residents rank 95th in total sales taxes paid in Illinois for February
Oak Park residents paid $773,147 in sales taxes, ranking 95th in total sales taxes paid per municipality in February.
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Oak Park Village Board recognizes April election, welcomes new and returning board members
The Oak Park Village Board recently welcomed new trustees to the board, said goodbye to departing members and reaffirmed the oaths of those who were reelected.
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Oak Park residents rank 96th in total sales taxes paid in Illinois for January
Oak Park residents paid $969,645 in sales taxes, ranking 96th in total sales taxes paid per municipality in January.
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2022 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Cook County?
There were 5,897 offenders released on parole during 2022 that live in Cook County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by West Cook News.
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2019 Migration: How many people moved to Cook County from across the country?
45,621 people from across the country moved to Cook County during 2019, a decrease from the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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2019 Migration: How many people moved to Cook County from the same state?
27,963 people from across the state moved to Cook County during 2019, a decrease from the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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2019 Migration: How many people moved to Cook County?
73,751 people moved to Cook County during 2019, a decrease from the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.