This St. Patrick's Day, plan before you party

As one of the country’s most popular holidays, St. Patrick’s Day has long celebrated the roots of millions of Americans with Irish ancestry. But all-too-often, the celebration can turn deadly because of impaired driving. This year, if you’ll be drinking alcohol, the Oak Forest Police Department has some advice for you: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over!”

On March 2, Mayor Kuspa stopped by Foster School to talk to the third graders about local government. According to Mayor Kuspa, the kids were very enthusiastic and had a lot of great questions.

Oak Forest memories from author George Saunders

In “The Chicago education of George Saunders” interview with The Reader, novelist George Saunders discusses his formative years in and around the city of his birth.

Oak Forest High School begins construction

The construction project to enhance the facilities at Oak Forest High School is underway. As a result, accessibility to the back of the high school will be restricted as it will become a staging area for the construction. This will impact the traffic flow in and out of the high school as well as parking availability.

Police announce tobacco compliance results

The Oak Forest Police Department conducted the second round of the 2016-2017 “Kids Can’t Buy Them Here” tobacco compliance surveys at various retailers on February 25. The purpose of the program is to determine which businesses may be selling tobacco products to minors (persons under 18 years of age) within city limits.

New business openings

Check out the list of new businesses in town in Development News.

Early voting begins March 20

Early voting for the April 4 municipal election begins March 20 at City Hall. Residents will be voting for mayor, city clerk, treasurer, and alderman for Wards 2, 4 and 6. Residents can register to vote at City Hall Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Residents must register to vote 30 days prior to Election Day to be eligible to vote in an election.

Phil and Amy perform at the next senior lunch

Phil and Amy will delight you with the music of Andrew Lloyd Weber and more at the Senior Luncheon on Thursday, March 23 at 11 a.m. at the Community Center. Ticket are available at City Hall for only $4 each.

City Hall will be closed tomorrow

City Hall will be closed tomorrow. 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.

e-Briefs is a free, voluntary e-mail service, which provides information about government services, activities and events. On a weekly basis, you can expect to find City Council news and agendas, construction updates, public safety reminders, senior and youth news, and much more! Please forward this e-mail to friends and family and encourage them to sign up for the weekly e-Briefs by visiting the Notify Me section of our website. Contact the City of Oak Forest at 708-687-4050 or cityofoakforest@oak-forest.org.