Purchase your vehicle sticker online

Vehicle stickers officially go on sale on Monday, June 1, but you can buy your sticker today online! Residents that currently have their vehicles registered with the city, should receive their applications in the mail today or tomorrow. Senior citizens, 65 and older, are eligible to receive two free vehicle stickers per household with proper ID and vehicle registration.

Forest in Bloom Award applications are due July 1

The Forest In Bloom Awards are presented annually to Oak Forest residents, businesses and organizations who take the extra steps necessary to beautify their homes and properties through exceptional landscaping. Apply online now.

City hires animal control officer

The City of Oak Forest is pleased to welcome Caitlin Cavanaugh as its new animal control officer.

Free fun run at tomorrow's farmers market

Run to the Pub will host a free fun run tomorrow at 8 a.m. at the Oak Forest Farmers Market at the Metra train station. No registration is required. While you are at the market, check out all of the great vendors, including Finn's Steak and Egg Ranch. Get all the latest information about vendors and special events by liking the Oak Forest Farmers Market on Facebook.

Girl Scout Troop 60429 begins painting a door as part of Opportunity Knocks, Oak Forest's first public art project. The girls will earn their art patches for participating in the project.

City Hall is open tomorrow

City Hall will be open tomorrow from 9 a.m. to noon.

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

The City Council will meet on Tuesday, June 9 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.

Don't miss Mary Pickford at the next senior lunch on June 25

Actress and historian Leslie Goddard will portray silent film star Mary Pickford, who has just retired from a film career that began in 1909 and that made her, over the course of nearly 200 films, “America’s Sweetheart.”

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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