Oak Forest hosts Irish festival tomorrow

The Oak Forest-Crestwood Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Oak Forest will host the 7^th Annual Oak Forest Fleadh on Saturday, March 5 on Cicero Avenue between 151^st and 159^th streets. The Fleadh – Gaelic for “festival” – includes the CNB Oak Forest Fleadh 5K, an open streets event, a family parade, and a pub and restaurant open house.

Residents, businesses to receive new water meters

The City of Oak Forest is upgrading its water meters to ensure more accurate readings. All residents and businesses will receive new water meters within the next 12 months, including those who already have a remote read meter. Once the upgrade is complete, all water meters will be remotely read. Residents will receive a letter from the city with instructions to call M.E Simpson to schedule an appointment for installation. The installation process should take less than 30 minutes.

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Early voting runs through March 12

Early voting for the Presidential Primary Election runs through Saturday, March 12 at City Hall. Early voting hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Voters do not need to provide an excuse or reason why they cannot make it to the polls on Election Day. You need only to fill out an application at the Early Voting site.

Seniors: Learn how to properly dispose of medicine

Oak Forest senior residents are invited to attend a short presentation to learn The Proper Way to Dispose of Medication presented by Bremen Township and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District President Mariyana Spyropoulos. Did you know that one of the most effective ways to protect the environment is to control what goes down the drain? This event will take place on Monday, March 7 12:15 p.m. at the Township Senior Café at 15350 Oak Park Avenue in Oak Forest (rear building). There is no charge to attend, but please RSVP to 708-687-8220. Lunch is available at 11:45 a.m. to seniors age 60+. A $4 donation is requested but is not required. Lunch is funded in partnership with AgeOptions.

March senior luncheon features Pete & Joe

The Oak Forest Senior Commission will host its monthly luncheon on Thursday, March 24 at 11 a.m. (doors open at 10 a.m.) at the Community Center. This month's featured entertainment is Pete & Joe. Tickets are available at City Hall for $4.

Learn what's going on at next week's City Council meeting

The City Council will meet on Tuesday, March 8 at 8 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. Citizens are invited to attend City Council meetings and are welcome to participate at the designated time.

City Hall is closed tomorrow

City Hall is closed Saturday, March 5. During non-business hours, please use the night deposit mail slot at City Hall, pay parking or ordinance tickets online or sign up for online water bill payments.

Tune into CIC-TV

If you are a cable television subscriber, you can view the Community Information Channel (CIC-TV) on Comcast channel 19, Wide Open West channel 6 and AT&T U-verse channel 99 to learn more about city programs and events. If you do not subscribe to cable television, you can watch Committee of the Whole and City Council meetings online or check out the DVDs at Acorn Public Library.

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