The Oak Brook Park District is honored to have received the Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Award at this year’s Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. The Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Award recognizes a Chamber organization that best exemplifies awareness and best practices in creating an inclusive organization.
On Monday, March 20, 2023, the Oak Brook Park District began Phase II construction at the Central Park North Athletic Fields site. Among the attendees were Park District Board of Commissioners Lara Suleiman, Frank Trombetta, Ivana Ivkovic Kelley, President Sharon Knitter, Executive Director at the Oak Brook Park District, Laure Kosey, Deputy Director, Dave Thommes, and Director of Parks and Planning, Bob Johnson.
The Oak Brook Park District would like to inform the community that a controlled burn of the prairies at the Dean Nature Sanctuary located at 115 Canterberry Lane in Oak Brook is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
The community is invited to join the Oak Brook Park District Board of Commissioners and staff for a Special Board Meeting for a Ground Breaking Ceremony in celebration of Commencement of the Central Park North Phase II Project and the Central Park North Restroom/Concession/Storage Facility Project. The Special Meeting of March 20, 2023 will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Park North Fields Picnic Gazebo, 1315 Kensington Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523.
Save the date and sign up for the Dupage County River Sweep on Saturday, May 20 from 9am-12pm! The Oak Brook Park District is seeking volunteers to help clean up around Ginger Creek!
Since the DuPage County River Sweep was launched in 1991, more than 14,000 volunteers have removed nearly 300 tons of garbage from DuPage County waterways! Volunteers help make our streams and communities more attractive while improving water and shoreline quality for the benefit of wildlife and recreation. Have fun while getting some exercise and meeting other serviceminded individuals.