School, parks, library and township contests on ballot in April in addition to village board.
The Oak Park-River Forest area may have just gone through an election. But now it's time to gear up for the local ones in the spring. In addition to village board, there will be other contests on the ballot April 9, and residents interested in serving on any boards still have time to collect signatures before the filing deadline. Packets containing petitions and other election information are available at the respective administrative offices or on the State Board of Elections website. Filing dates are from Dec. 17 to Dec. 24. Slates have already announced for Oak Park and River Forest municipal races, to be held on the same day. Here are other contests on the ballot. Oak Park Elementary District 97 The administrative office at District 97…
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Oak Park & River Forest High School
201 N Scoville Ave, Oak Park, IL
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Park District of Oak Park
218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL
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Oak Park Elementary School District 97
970 Madison St, Oak Park, IL
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch
834 Lake St, Oak Park, IL
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Oak Park Township
105 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL
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8020 Madison St, River Forest, IL
River Forest Township
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River Forest Public Library
735 Lathrop Ave, River Forest, IL
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River Forest Park District
401 Thatcher Ave, River Forest, IL
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River Forest School District 90
7776 Lake St, River Forest, IL
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Schools are participating in Walk to School Day to promote safety around schools and healthy habits.
It's not uncommon to see loads of children in Oak Park and River Forest getting to school on foot. This year, as in the past, Elementary Districts 90 and 97 are hoping that all students will use this old-time method of transportation Wednesday to get to promote both health and safety. It's Walk to School Day, which since 1997 has encouraged alternate modes of transportation - namely walking - to make routes safer, get more youngsters into the habit of walking and clean up the air around schools. Districts see this effort as part of a serious commitment to the health and wellness of its students and that those are as important as the social, emotional and academic growth of their students, officials said. All of District 97 schools will be …
Administration buildings have all the info candidates will need to run.
Residents interested in running for their local school boards have a one-stop shop to pick up all the information they need. Administrative centers for Elementary Districts 90, 91 and 97 and Oak Park and River Forest High School currently have packets that will provide forms and other pertinent information. Petitions are currently circulating for all school board races. The election will be be on April 9, 2013. All terms are four years. Here's a rundown district by district of locations, hours and the number of seats that will expire in April 2013. For residents of River Forest, the administrative office of District 90 will be open from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays at 7776 Lake St. Four terms will expire: Patrick Meyer, David Latham, Roman…
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Oak Park & River Forest High School
201 N Scoville Ave, Oak Park, IL
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Oak Park Elementary School District 97
970 Madison St, Oak Park, IL
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424 Des Plaines Ave, Forest Park, IL
Forest Park Elementary District 91 Administrative Office
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River Forest School District 90
7776 Lake St, River Forest, IL
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