Oak Parkers have to bag leaves starting in fall 2024
In a 5-2 vote Tuesday night, Oak Park’s Village Board of Trustees approved requiring residents to bag leaves starting in fall 2024.
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In a 5-2 vote Tuesday night, Oak Park’s Village Board of Trustees approved requiring residents to bag leaves starting in fall 2024.
Oak Park’s village board indicated it is supportive of an alternative leaf collection program that would allow residents to place an unlimited number of bags of leaves in their parkway, or the area between the sidewalk and street, for collection on a designated day, rather than collecting big piles of leaves in the street.
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Following backlash from residents, Oak Park municipal leaders are taking a step back from plans to demolish the community’s historic Village Hall building. Instead, the village will pursue a previously rejected plan to renovate the existing building, which also hosts Oak Park’s police office. The Village Hall building is prized by many residents in architecturally savvy Oak Park for its ...
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