The Oak Park Department of Public Health will host a community influenza vaccination clinic for residents 2 years of age and older from 1 – 6 p.m., Thurs., Nov. 15 at Village Hall, 123 Madison St.

Oak Park Public Library received the highly-coveted 5-star rating in Library Journal's Index of Public Library Service on Thursday, according to a news release from the library.

Oak Park had the highest turnout (79.8 percent) of any suburban Cook County township, followed by River Forest (76.percent).

Last year we interviewed Oak Park and River Forest High School student Tyler Milsap, who hosts a campus TV talk show, The Tyler Milsap Show.

DSW, the designer shoe warehouse, opened Thursday morning in the space that formally housed Linens-n-Things in the River Forest Town Center.

The Oak Park Farmers Market will have its last run for the season this weekend, Saturday, Oct. 27.

Oak Park and River Forest residents wanting to cast their vote before the Nov. 6 election can do so starting Monday, Oct. 22.

Cheney Mansion will hold a bourbon and beer tasting event next weekend that staff hopes will attract a more diverse group of guests from around the Chicago area to the historic Oak Park venue.

Downtown Oak Park's Green Halloween festivities run from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 13.

The annual fall leaf collection runs from Oct. 15 through Nov. 29 with seven pickups for the four sections of the village. Residents are instructed to rake leaves into the street at least 18 inches from the curb the day before pickup, according to the village newsletter.