Housing

Oak Park Regional Housing Center - a non-profit organization that offers free services to those who are seeking housing, as well as those who seek to offer housing.  They provide free apartment referrals, assistance to property owners and managers, Fair Housing Training and Education, and Fair Housing Research and Advocacy.

Oak Park Arms - A retirement community that supports independent, assisted living, and short-term stay rentals. The Oak Park Arms hosts more than 300 events a month, including clubs (Bridge Club, Investment Club, Chess Club, Spanish Club), classes (Art & Painting, Computer Class, Dance Workshop), an ongoing health series and seminars, exercise classes (yoga, meditation, Tai Chi), and activities & games (Bingo, Ceramics, Weaving).

Transportation

Parking in Oak Park

Village of Oak Park Public Transportation Website

CTA - Blue Line

CTA - Green Line

Metra

Bicycling

IGo

Zipcar

Schools

Public

Elementary Schools

• Beye Elementary
• Hatch Elementary
• Holmes Elementary
• Irving Elementary
• Lincoln Elementary
• Longfellow Elementary
• Mann Elementary
• Whittier Elementary

Middle Schools

• Brooks Middle School

• Percy Julien Middle School

High School

• Oak Park River Forest High School

Private

• ABC Toon Town
• Alcuin Montessori School
• Ascension Elementary School
• Children's Garden Montessori School
• Fenwick High School
• First Baptist Preschool & Kindergarten
• First Circle Mindfulness Center for Young Children
• Good Shepherd's Learning Center
• Morningside Children's Academy
• Oak Park Montessori School
• Our Lady Immaculate Academy
• St. Catherine Siena-St. Lucy School
• St. Giles School
• St. Edmund Parish School
• West Suburban Montessori School

Oak Park Public Library

Oak Park Public Library - Main Branch

Stop by the Oak Park Public Library to take advantage of many services and staff expertise in your quest for knowledge and information.  Services include those for kids, for teens, for job seekers, and for businesses.  General services include the following:

• Computer access and printing, free wifi, scanning, printing, and faxing
• Meeting spaces - Group Study Rooms, meeting room rentals
• Test Proctoring - free proctoring services for Oak Park card holders
• Basic notary services
• Free Home Delivery of library materials for those temporarily or permanently unable to come into a library location
• Voter registration
• Book Bike - "Affectionately nicknamed the Paperback Rider in last year’s community-driven naming campaign, Oak Park's three-wheeled mobile library will once again deliver resources throughout the area, improving community access to the library."
• Museum Passes provide special offers and discounts to cultural destinations like the Brookfield Zoo, Cantigny Park and Chicago Botanic Garden, Pleasant Home Foundations, Naper Settlement, Bronzeville Children's Museum, and LegoLand Discovery Center.

Dole Branch

• Local  Wiki: Dole Branch

Maze Branch

• Local  Wiki: Maze Branch

Employment

The Village of Oak Park Employment - Human Resources Department - Visit the Village of Oak Park's website for listing of municipal jobs.

Oak Park Public Library - Job Seeker Resources - Visit the Oak Park Public Library's website for a list of job-seeking resources and register for Job Seeker Seminars.