Oak Park Vehicle Sticker Fee May Increase 40% in 2016 On December 7th the Oak Park Village Board is set to vote on 2016 budget which includes some fee increases. One of those is the vehicle sticker fee. The plan is to raise the cost from the current $50 to $70. The Village is also set to eliminate the $5 online discount fee that was previously offered. The increased fee is expected to raise an additional $382,594, which will be used to pay the debt service on the $20 million in bonds the village is set... Read more →
Since the “great recession” and subprime mortgage crisis there has been a significant shift in how many people view home ownership. Not only have views on actual home ownership changed, but for many the idea of how much money to put down on a house has also shifted. Many people saw their down payment vanish as their house lost value. If you were put in a position that you needed to sell your house during this time, that money was gone forever. I just read a very interesting article in the Chicago Tribune this weekend about... Read more →
It is hard to imagine that Oak Park without Tasty Dog. I can’t even remember a time when Tasty Dog did not exist. I remember going there afer school many times. One of my most vivid memories is of seeing John Mahoney there when I was in junior high. But on August 3rd in Cook County Court the Village of Oak Park announced it had given Tasty Dog notice that it was to vacate the village-owned building they currently reside. Tasty Dog owes more than $40,000 to the Village of Oak Park and it appears the... Read more →
Weekly Real Estate Update – Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park – New homes for sale, Contingent, and Sold homes – 07/19/2015 – 07/25/2015 Here is the weekly real estate update for Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park for the week of July 25th How many new Oak Park homes for sale, Forest Park homes for sale, and River Forest homes for sale last week? New Homes For Sale – 21 New Single Family Homes Between 07/19/2015 and 07/25/2015 we had 21 new single family homes go on the market. Slight dip from last week. ... Read more →
Weekly Real Estate Update – Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park – New homes for sale, Contingent, and Sold homes – 07/12/2015 – 07/18/2015 Here is the weekly real estate update for Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park for the week of July 11th How many new Oak Park homes for sale, Forest Park homes for sale, and River Forest homes for sale last week? New Homes For Sale – 25 New Single Family Homes Between 07/12/2015 and 07/18/2015 we had 25 new single family homes go on the market. Pretty steady from last week. ... Read more →