We regret the error

In the spring issue of FYI, we state that you can receive a free 95-gallon cart from Homewood Disposal for yard waste. This is not accurate. There is an annual fee of $38 to rent the yard waste cart. However, please note that you can put yard waste in brown paper yard waste bags or your own 35-gallon cans. A red “yard waste only” sticker must be attached to any can used for yard waste. Those stickers are free at City Hall.

We're hiring summer help

The City of Oak Forest has summer employment opportunities for counter clerks. Duties include customer service, cashiering, electronic record keeping, and filing. Applications are due April 28.

Become a trained weather spotter

The National Weather Service in Chicago is offering a free severe weather / tornado course to the public in Oak Forest. This course provides information on how to safely identify severe weather incidents and how to report them to the weather service. Trained spotters play an essential role in providing advance notice of severe weather to the public.

Church offers raised garden beds to veterans

Redeemer Lutheran Church at 158th Street & Lavergne Avenue has raised garden beds available for use by veterans wanting to planet vegetables. If interested, please contact Marilyn Sucher at 708/567-1039.

Patch: Police K9 Memorial Possible in Oak Forest

Find out how you can help the Oak Forest Police Association bring a painted German Shepherd statue to Oak Forest as part of the Chicago Police Department Memorial Foundation's public art initiative. The statue would honor Oak Forest's past K9 units: K9 Dakota, K9 Orry and K9 Pitt.

City Council meets next week

The City Council will meet on Tuesday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. (Committee of the Whole) and 8 p.m. for its regular meeting. Citizens are invited to attend the meetings and are welcome to participate at the designated time.

Pete & Joe to perform at senior luncheon

Pete & Joe, an entertaining duo, will bring their song and wit to the Senior Luncheon on Thursday, April 27 at 11 a.m. at the Community Center. Ticket are available at City Hall for only $4 each.

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.