Living in a historic community like Oak Park has many benefits but also has the occasional challenge as well. OakParkApartments.com, after 25 years in business in Oak Park, knows that parking tops the list. Oak Park is a community that was largely built before the 1930’s and before most people living here owned a car. […]
Oak Park Awarded "Tree City" Designation, 28 Years In A Row!
OakParkApartments.com is proud of its village, Oak Park. Why are we proud, you ask? Because for the 28th year in a row Oak Park has been awarded the designation of “Tree City”. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation along with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service. […]
Saving Some Green by Living in Oak Park
With the price of gas soaring, OakParkApartments.com believes that living in Oak Park is part of a solution to keeping your transportation costs manageable. Oak Park is a community that is located within half an hour of so many places – downtown Chicago, O’Hare or Midway Airports, sports entertainment, multiple suburbs, shops, restaurants, theatres, hospitals, […]
Feeling the Green, Eco-Green!
One of OakParkApartments.com’s company missions is to to be “green”. Eco-friendly efforts have included insulation upgrades, installation of energy efficient windows, use of compact fluorescent light bulbs in all common areas as well as educating tenants through our blog and facebook sites on how they too can positively impact the environment while living in an […]
Excellence in Philanthropy Award Goes To: OakParkApartments.com!
OakParkApartments.com is very honored to be receiving the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation’s Excellence in Philanthropy Award for a business that “demonstrated outstanding fundraising support and/or activity performed by its members to benefit local charitable causes.” OakParkApartments.com and its owners, brothers Bill and Bob Planek, have always felt very strongly about the community that […]
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OakParkApartments.com is feeling the Valentine’s Day Love♥ and wanted to share some of our sentiments on what we find so lovable about our hometown! The architecture (of course!) and all those who so lovingly preserve and restore these historic treasures for future generations to call home. The feeling of community – people who live here […]
Val's Celebrating – Come Join in the 40th Anniversary Fun!
OakParkApartments.com just wants to spread the news about friend and tenant, Val’s Halla Records 40th anniversary sale this week end. 40 years in business is a big deal! To commemorate “Val”entine’s Day, LOVE (Val’s love of all things music!) and 40 years in the record business, Val is offering all who come in 40% off […]
Cash Mob Update!
What’s a cash mob you ask? Cash mobs are an organized effort to help a specific small business on a particular day and time to boost their bottom line. Organized through social media sites such as facebook and Twitter, this “new social-networking-and-shopping movement” asks that people go to a particular store at a specified day […]
Is Oak Park Ready For Cash Mobs? OPA says Yes!
O.k. Oak Parkers, OakParkApartments.com has heard more and more about the latest “buy local” campaign called “cash mobs.” Being a small business the idea caught our attention. What’s a cash mob you ask? Cash mobs are when people organize an effort to help a small business on a particular day and time to boost their […]
Apartment Resolutions
With the ringing in of the new year many people have been making and probably already breaking some 2012 New Years resolutions. Here are a few apartment “living” resolutions suggested by your friends at OakParkApartments.com. Get Renter’s Insurance: As your landlord OakParkApartment.com has insurance, but it won’t help you if your personal belongings are damaged or destroyed. […]