Virtual Candidate Forums Co-Hosted With The League Of Women Voters

Press release from the Oak Park Public Library:

The next Consolidated Municipal Election is Tuesday, April 6. Let the Oak Park-River Forest League of Women Voters help you do your voting homework on candidates running for elected positions in our village.

This series of local candidate forums was co-hosted by the library and the league, a grassroots non-partisan political organization encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government. The league works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy. While the league does not endorse candidates it does take positions on issues.

Watch videos from recent forums

• Oak Park Village Clerk. Watch the video »
• Oak Park Village President/Mayor. Watch the video »
• Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200. Watch the video »
• Oak Park Village Trustees. Watch the video »
• Oak Park Elementary School District 97. Watch the video »
• Oak Park Public Library. Watch the video »
• Oak Park Township. Watch the video »

Interested in learning more about how local government is structured?

Oak Park operates under the village manager form of government. An elected legislative body of a president/mayor and six trustees hires a professional manager to oversee the day-to-day administration of government programs and services. Learn more about local government »

Read what the Village has compiled for candidates, including board and general administration information, community surveys, financial documents and reports, and information about historic preservation, housing, planning, and zoning.

Learn more about InterGovernmental Assembly, also known as iGov, a group of elected officials representing Oak Park’s all six government taxing bodies. The group meets to discuss potential collaborative opportunities and talk about present and future challenges.

More about civic engagement »

This press release was produced by the Oak Park Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.