From the NABA'Hood!

Parking rates in the Village of Oak Park are increasing.  Read all about here (PDF)!

The North Avenue Business Association's next meeting will be on October 28^th 2008 at Midwest Bank (formerly Raymond James) Financial Center, adjacent to Midwest Bank at 1606 N. Harlem.

Village of Oak Park Board President David Pope, Laurie Freeman, Minuteman Press of Oak Park and out-going president of NABA and 36^th Ward Alderman William J. P. Banks at the last Annual Meeting.

NABA MEMBERSHIP
RECRUITMENT PROJECT

You can also print the membership application for submission to NABA. If you’re not already, become a NABA member and stay connected to your neighborhood business community!

MEETINGS

The NABA Board meets the fourth Tuesday of every month.  Meetings are open to members. Please contact us for more information.

NORTH AVENUE STREETSCAPE PROJECT

The work began earlier this year on the North Avenue Streetscape Project is now complete. The work included a landscaped median and a streetscape improvement project along North Avenue from Oak Park Avenue to Harlem Avenue.  This is a cooperative project between the City of Chicago and the Village of Oak Park.

The Village of Oak park and the city of Chicago are in the process of compiling a punch-list of remaining items for the area.  The list includes items such as clean-up, missing sod, concrete gaps, etc. and will be finalized in the last week of August.  The crews have 30 days to complete those items.  Work will be taking place through mid-September.

Property owners will be responsible for maintenance of grass in the parkway.  The landscaping crews will be out working on punch list items only.  Property owners should begin maintaining the parkway in their areas.

North Avenue Public Safety Meetings –Monthly Neighborhood Meetings

Please come out and share questions / concerns and tell your neighbors.

Check back soon for events in the Naba'hood!

Austin Chamber of Commerce - Chicago: 773-854-5063 Contact Camille Lilly

Ald. William Banks, 36^th Ward -  Chicago: 773-622-3232 Contact : John Finnegan

Ald. Isaac Carothers, 29^th Ward - Chicago: 773-261-4646 Contact Brenda Smith

Business Express - City of Chicago 312-744-CITY Contact: www.cityofchicago.org/dpd

Chicago Police - 25th District:
Off. Dan O’Brien - 312-746-5090

Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce 312-494-6700 Contact: staff@chicagolandchamber.org

Oak Park Development Corporation -
Business Assistance Programs
708-383-3838 Contact: Michelle Uhler
www.oakparkdevelopmentcorporation.com

Oak Park-River Forest Chamber of Commerce 708-848-8151 Contact: Jim Doss

Oak Park Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 708-524-7800 Contact: Rich Carollo

Sidewalk Assistance Programs

• Chicago - Shared Cost Sidewalk Program: Contact: Dept. of Transportation, Bureau of Streets 312-744-4537
• Oak Park - Sidewalk Reconstruction Program: Contact: John Woolfe - 708-358-5730

Village of Oak Park

• Loretta Daly, Business Development Manager -708-358-5648
• Sandra Sokol, Clerk (business licenses) - 708-358-5672

The students were joined by their families, OPRF’s college advisor, Catherine Marshall, 36^th Ward Alderman William J. P. Banks, and Village of Oak Park Board President David Pope.

The North Avenue Business Association (NABA) is pleased to announce the presentation of its second scholarship awards. This year, two recipients were given $500 each. Joseph Munno and Alvie Bender, both seniors at Oak Park River Forest High School, received their awards at NABA’s Annual Meeting held on April 22, 2008, at Sparacino Ristorante in Chicago. The students were joined by their families, OPRF’s college advisor, Catherine Marshall, 36^th Ward Alderman William J. P. Banks, and Village of Oak Park Board President David Pope.

Laurie Freeman, Minuteman Press of Oak Park and out-going president of NABA, Wendy Tannenbaum, Catherine Marshall, Alvie Bender & Village of Oak Park Board President David Pope.

The North Avenue Business Association Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors continuing their education as a business major. Eligible students must complete an application and essay, and live in the City of Chicago neighborhoods of Galewood and parts of Austin or in the Village of Oak Park or River Forest. In its first year, one scholarship was awarded to a senior from Steinmetz High School. NABA members’ generous support of the program was so successful that the organization decided to award two annual scholarships. At the 2008 Annual Meeting, 36^th Ward Alderman William Banks presented a donation to the Scholarship Fund.

“The business association is a well-established network of business and property owners in this geographic area,” says Laurie Freeman, Minuteman Press of Oak Park and out-going president of NABA. “Creating the scholarship program provides an opportunity for members to reach beyond business concerns, into the community at large.”

Also at this meeting, Ald. Banks and President Pope swore in NABA’s new executive committee and board of directors. Approximately 60 people attended the event, which included a drawing with items donation by North Avenue businesses.

View more information about NABA'S Scholarship.