2018 SpringO BAK ROOKnewsQuarterly Newsletter I Volume 84 - Spring 2018
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OAK BROOK news
3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Message from Dr. Gopal Lalmalani
4 FROM THE MANAGER’S DESK
Message from Rick Ginex
5 POLICE
In The News
6-7 FIRE
Fire Safety Is a Full Time Job
8 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Economic Development Update –
Spring 2018
9 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Spring 2018 Update
10 -11 LIBRARY
Calendar & Events
12 PUBLIC WORKS
Spring 2018
13 FINANCE INFORMATION
2018 Budget Approved
14 SPORTS CORE
Welcome 2018 Golf Season!
14 GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION
15 BATH & TENNIS CLUB
INSIDE THIS NEWSLETTER
VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
ELECTED OFFICIALS/BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Gopal Lalmalani, M.D., M.B.A | President • Charlotte K. Pruss | Clerk
John Baar | Trustee • Philip Cuevas | Trustee • Michael Manzo | Trustee
Moin Saiyed | Trustee • Edward Tiesenga | Trustee • Asif Yusuf | Trustee
VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
DEPARTMENTS
Police, Fire, EMS Emergency: 9-1-1
Butler Government Center General Information: (630) 368-5000
Village President: (630) 368-5012
Village Clerk: (630) 368-5052
Village Manager: (630) 368-5026
Development Services: (630) 368-5101
Fire Non-Emergency: (630) 368-5200
Library: (630) 368-7700
Police Non-Emergency: (630) 368-8700
Public Works: (630) 368-5270
Water Billing: (630) 368-5090
Sports Core Administration (630) 368-6400
Bath & Tennis (630) 368-6400
Oak Brook Golf Club (630) 368-6400
CONNECT WITH THE VILLAGE
Website | www.oak-brook.org • Facebook | “Village of Oak Brook”
Twitter | @OakBrookVillage
Regular meetings of the Village Board are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of the
month at 7pm, except no fourth Tuesday meetings in the months of June, August and
December.
Live streaming of Village Board meetings now available. Videotaped broadcasts of Village
Board meetings air on Comcast Cable Television, Government Access Channel 6 or 110
Mondays at 7pm and online at www.youtube.com/oakbrooktv
Questions or comments? Contact us.
Editor: Donna Bettin • dbettin@oak-brook.org
The Village of Oak Brook has recently approved the replacement
of its water meters. These new water meters and transceivers
will allow the Village to implement an automated meter reading
process that will provide better customer service, greater data
accuracy and reduced operational costs.
United Meters, Inc. of Morris, IL has been contracted to install
the water meters in the interior of the home or business while
the transceivers will remain on the exterior.
The following information is important to understand in
advance of our visit to your home or business:
• This is a mandatory water meter replacement project and
the Village and United Meters, Inc. will work to make this
as convenient as possible for residents and businesses.
• The replacement of most water meters will require access
to your residence or business, as nearly all of them are
located inside.
• You will receive a mailed notification from United Meters,
Inc. prior to installers arriving in your neighborhood. This
notification will provide instructions on how to set up an
appointment for your water meter to be replaced.
• An adult age 18 or older must be present at all
appointments, which will take approximately 30 to 60
minutes.
• The automated water meters will transmit water usage
data wirelessly to the Village, but they present no health
or data security risks.
We appreciate your cooperation in making this project a
success. For other questions or concerns related to this process,
please contact Public Works Department at (630) 368-5270.
REMINDER
Village Board approves a water meter replacement
program and advanced metering infrastructure
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
As we write this newsletter, it is early February and still very
cold and snowy outside. We are all anxiously awaiting the
beauty of spring and warmer temperatures. I want to take this
opportunity to thank our Public Works Department for their
hard work and dedicated service in keeping our roads clear of
snow and ice. Spring can never seem to come fast enough!
Looking ahead, the Village Board once again approved an
agreement with Pineoak Partners to run Oak Brook Polo for the
2018 season. They have been doing an absolutely marvelous
job of putting Oak Brook Polo back on the map, growing
the program, and bringing lots of new people to our fine
community for spectacular afternoons of Polo. They have many
new event ideas for 2018 Polo and we are excited to see what
this year brings. June 10, 2018 is the kick-off date. Information
on ticket prices and sponsorships are included elsewhere in
the newsletter. We hope you place some of the dates on your
summer calendar and come out and enjoy an afternoon of Polo.
In addition, it’s not too early to start thinking about the annual
Taste of Oak Brook! The Taste is set for Tuesday, July 3rd. We
are once again working on bringing in top notch restaurants,
great musical entertainment, and a variety of activities for both
adults and kids to celebrate our nation’s Independence Day.
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the excellent programs
offered at the Oak Brook Public Library. They host several
different programs and services that I am sure will please
almost everyone. Come out and enjoy your Library! A line up of
upcoming spring programs is located in the Library section of
this newsletter.
The Village Board, at the recommendation of the Sports Core
Advisory Committee, recently approved an agreement with the
Oak Brook Park District to run our Pool Operations at the Bath
& Tennis Club for the 2018 season. There will be some exciting
changes to the pool, swim and tennis programs that we hope
our residents and B & T members will appreciate. You will also
see the beginnings of some much needed improvements at
our Golf Course Clubhouse that will be completed in phases
over the next two years.
Without taking away from the Development Services update,
some exciting changes in the Sears store are happening at the
Oakbrook Center Mall, as well as the construction of a new fast
food restaurant at Harger and Spring Roads.
As always, the Trustees, the staff, and I are available to you at
all times. Feel free to call, email or meet any of us if you have
any thoughts and concerns. We are here to serve you. As Dr.
Jonas Salk so aptly said, “I feel the greatest reward for doing is
the opportunity to do more.”
Kind regards,
Village President
(630) 368-5012
glalmalani@oak-brook.org
Gopal G. Lalmalani, M.D., M.B.A.
Warm Weather Encourages Door-to-door Solicitors
The season of door-to-door sales people is upon us. The Village of Oak Brook requires that all Commercial Solicitors must apply for
a permit from the Village. A background check for local violations is completed for each individual that has requested permission to
solicit door-to-door in the Village of Oak Brook with the intent to protect the residents of the Village.
Non-Commercial Solicitors must register with the Village for the purpose of identification.
Federal litigation has specified that religious organizations and political parties are exempt from any Village requirements of
licensing or registration. Many religious organizations do cooperate and at least provide us with information and are willing to wear
our badges.
The Village does not regulate solicitors distributing handbills as long as they do not participate in personal contact with residents
unless the resident pursues contact.
Further information can be found at our Village of Oak Brook website at www.oak-brook.org or you can contact the Village Clerk’s
office at 630-368-5052.
Dear friends and residents,
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season, and we all
look forward to an early spring.
As you know, the Village Board created the Sports Core
Advisory Committee to assist the Board by making
recommendations on issues concerning activities involving
golf, tennis, swimming and the use of our open fields. The
Committee made a formal recommendation to the Village
Board to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with
the Park District to handle the life guarding and programming
for the pools at the Bath and Tennis facility. Subsequently,
at their January 23rd meeting, the Village Board approved
an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Oak Brook Park
District for Pool Management Services for the 2018 season.
This is a one-year agreement which can be re-visited for
possible future years.
As part of this agreement, the Village will pay the Park
District $255,000 for services which will include Lifeguards,
Management and Operations, Supplies, Marketing Materials,
and Programming Costs. The Village will continue to operate
the concession stand and make the appropriate repairs to the
diving boards and the concrete to the pools. Additionally, the
Park District will remit any and all revenue back to the Village
for the operation less the Park District’s costs to provide
instructors to teach swim lessons. We wish to thank the Park
District Board, Director Laure Kosey and her staff for working
with the Village and enhancing the entire Village experience
for our residents and patrons.
Additionally, as part of the new changes at the Bath & Tennis
facility, Mike Patrick has been hired as the Director of Tennis
with the Village of Oak Brook. Mike has a very lengthy
background as a tennis professional having worked at the
Wheaton Sport Center, Stonebridge Country Club, Five
Seasons in Burr Ridge, Oak Brook Tennis Center, Butterfield
Country Club and the Hinsdale Golf Club. We look forward to
Mike growing the tennis program and restoring its stature in
the tennis community.
Finally, the Village is partnering with the Regional
Transportation Authority, the Chamber of Commerce and
several property owners near 22nd Street and York Rd.
to provide a transportation solution in order to enhance
the attraction and retention of top talent to the Oak Brook
business community. This service will involve a shuttle service
from either the Elmhurst or Hinsdale train stations with
transportation to the businesses in the 22nd Street and York
Rd. area between 7:00am – 9:30am and 3:30pm – 6:30pm
for 25 riders. As part of an intergovernmental agreement,
the property owners will provide up to 20% of the funding
costs, with the RTA providing funding for the remaining 80%.
Through this funding arrangement, the property owners and
the RTA will be providing public funding to the Village of
Oak Brook, who will contract with a shuttle service provider
for the “last-mile” connection services. We are excited
about providing this service and hope to make the reverse
commute easier for the younger employees living in Chicago
and surrounding suburbs, to their jobs in Oak Brook.
Summer is right around the corner and we hope to see all of
you at the Taste of Oak Brook and our wonderful fireworks
display on Tuesday, July 3rd.
From the Manager’s Desk
BY RICCARDO F. GINEX
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Riccardo F. Ginex
Village Manager
(630) 368-5026
villagemanager@oak-brook.org
This work demonstrates to
you, our customer that we
are utilizing our precious
resources to the best of
our ability. Accreditation
also reduces risk, which in
turn reduces liability and
the costs associated with it.
As a matter of fact, our risk
management and insurance provider, IRMA encourages
accreditation as a means to insure an agency is doing
everything possible to reduce risk and provide the most
professional and cost effective service possible.
Accreditation also is an outward sign to all of our stakeholders
in the business community as well. It can be an important
factor when there is a decision about expanding or locating
to Oak Brook. It provides an expectation to what kind of
services can be expected from the Police Department, and
also some insight to what Oak Brook believes in and the
community standards it sets.
I am continually proud of our department and especially
the men and women that work every day to provide the
best law enforcement services around. It is my hope that
you also feel the same way as we continually improve and
are never satisfied with the status quo.
Police
BY JAMES KRUGER
News
One of the major concepts that I have led by as your police
chief is continuous improvement. It is the belief that an
organization, or for that matter, an individual can never
sit on its laurels or believe that it has attained a certain
level of proficiency and stay there. Organizations are living
organisms and by their nature are always moving. We can
never be in stasis. If we do not strive to move forward, we
will surely move backward.
As you know the Oak
Brook Police Department
has been a nationally
accredited police agency
for several years, receiving
our reaccreditation in
2016 from the Commission
on Accreditation for Law
Enforcement Agencies
(CALEA). This past year, we
began an initiative to also
become accredited on
the state level, the Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation
Program (ILEAP). The state program, similar to CALEA,
requires the department to undergo a stringent review
of all of our critical policies and procedures to insure they
meet the requirements of a professional law enforcement
agency and follow best practices. But more importantly,
we must demonstrate that we follow our own policies by
submitting proofs to document that these policies are
living documents and not just a bunch of paper sitting in a
binder up on a shelf.
This process takes a tremendous amount of effort from
our administrative and support staff, and our operational
staff must out live these principles on a daily basis as they
provide the very best law enforcement services to our
residents. You as a resident may have the question of what
does all of this mean for me? Is it worth it?
The fact of the matter is, especially in this day of extreme
public scrutiny of the law enforcement profession,
accreditation is really a must have than just a nice to have.
Follow me on Twitter: @chiefkruger
Follow us on Twitter: @oakbrookpolice
Follow us on FaceBook:
@oakbrookpolicedepartmentJames Kruger
Police Chief
(630) 368-8710
jkruger@oak-brook.org
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Fire
BY BARRY LISS
Safety & Information
Fire Safety Is a Full Time Job
With the arrival of spring come blue skies, blooming flowers
and spring cleaning. This is the perfect time for a refresher
on fire safety tips that should be followed year-round.
Keeping fire safety in mind when doing things around the
house, like cleaning the dryer’s lint filter after each load of
laundry, will help prevent fires.
Here are some important spring cleaning home fire
safety tips from the National Fire Protection Association:
Fact: The leading cause of home clothes dryer fires is a
failure to clean them.
• Clean the lint filter before or after each load of laundry.
Remove lint that has collected around the drum.
• Keep the area around your dryer clear of things that can
burn, like boxes, cleaning supplies and clothing.
Fact: Working smoke detectors cut the risk of dying in a
house fire by half.
• Ensure smoke detectors are properly installed within 15’ of
every bedroom, and on every level of the home, including
the basement.
• Test them at least once a month by pushing the test
button.
• Replace batteries in all smoke alarms at least twice a year.
If an alarm “chirps,” warning the battery is low, replace the
battery right away.
• Replace any detector that is older than 10 years.
Fact: Most cooking fires in the home involve the
stovetop.
• Keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts, wooden
utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains — away from
your stovetop.
• Always stay in the kitchen when frying on the stovetop.
Never leave active cooking unattended.
Fact: Fires caused by faulty extension cords or the
overuse and/or misuse of extension cords outnumbered
other causes of fires two-to-one.
• Check electrical cords to make sure they are not running
across doorways or under carpets. Extension cords are
only intended for temporary use.
• Have a qualified electrician add more receptacle outlets
so you don’t have to use extension cords.
Thoughts as you are cleaning out
this spring
• Carbon Monoxide detectors are also required to be
properly installed within 15’ of every area in your home
used for sleeping purposes.
• Test your carbon monoxide alarms, and replace any
alarms that are 7 years old or older.
• Check your dryer vents and clean the hosing.
• Clean clutter inside and outside your home.
• Check the cords on your appliances. If any are cracked or
frayed, repair or replace them.
• Practice your home fire escape plan.
As the warm weather approaches, remember to check
your house for the following:
• Check your fire extinguishers.
• Ensure you have an emergency preparedness kit in case
of incidents such as power outages and flooding.
• Practice your family’s fire escape plan so everyone knows
what to do in case of an emergency.
• Windows should be checked to ensure they open and
close properly, in case they are needed as an exit.
• Properly store household chemicals and never mix
cleaning agents.
• Recycle: Get rid of old newspapers, magazines and
junk mail. These items tend to pile up and can greatly
contribute to the severity and spread of fire.
• Check and clean filters above stove.
• Pull refrigerator out and vacuum or dust the coils.
• Always keep stairs and landings clear for safe evacuation
in event of an emergency.
Plan Ahead for Any Emergency
Sign up for Smart911 so first responders will be aware of
important information to help you when you call 9-1-1.
A free service – Provided by your community
Private and secure – You control your information
Saves time in an emergency – When seconds count
Plan Ahead for Any Emergency
Sign up for Smart911 so first responders will be aware of
important information to help you when you call 9-1-1.
A free service – Provided by your community
Private and secure – You control your information
Saves time in an emergency – When seconds count
Plan Ahead for Any Emergency
Sign up for Smart911 so first responders will be aware of
important information to help you when you call 9-1-1.
A free service – Provided by your community
Private and secure – You control your information
Saves time in an emergency – When seconds count
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Smart911 - Are you Ready for
Emergencies?
The Emergency Telephone System Board of DuPage County
offers Smart 911, a free innovative public safety service.
Smart911 is available in DuPage County and all participating
dispatch centers across the United States.
Smart911 enhances the information that a 911 call can
provide and helps first responders help you faster during an
emergency. More than 26,000 DuPage County households
have already signed up—and you can too.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Citizens create an online profile through a secure website at
www.Smart911.com. This profile contains information that
might be important in an emergency. If you place a 911 call
anywhere within DuPage County, your profile is displayed
to the 911 dispatcher at the Emergency Communications
Center, and the information is relayed to first responders.
Your profile is only visible to the 911 dispatcher when you
dial 911.
HOW DOES SMART911 HELP?
Seconds count in an emergency, and first responders who
are better informed can help you faster. Smart911 can help
with:
• Mobile phones: Approximately 72% of 911 calls come
from mobile phones. These numbers are not listed
with an address, and an exact location can’t always be
determined by GPS. Smart911 displays the address of the
mobile phone user and will track the call via GPS, even if
the call is disconnected.
• Missing children: It can take up to an hour to acquire an
accurate photo of a child and disseminate it. When you
provide a child’s photo in your Smart911 profile, it can
be forwarded immediately to officers in the field or news
channels.
• Unresponsive callers: Individuals may not be able to
speak because they are unconscious, have a medical
condition or be in a situation where it is dangerous to
speak. Smart911 medical information will be displayed
so that first responders will know of existing medical
conditions and how to treat them.
• House fire or carbon monoxide alarms: The Smart911
profile can list family members, photos, bedroom
locations and even pets to assist fire fighters in more
quickly locating everyone to rescue or render aid.
WHAT DETAILS ARE SHARED?
You decide. Smart911 allows you to store any critical
care and emergency rescue information in your online
profile. Information can include children’s photos, medical
conditions, vehicle information, home addresses of mobile
phone callers, disabilities, orders of protection, restraining
orders or other rescue-related information. It’s secure and
confidential — see Smart911’s Privacy Policy.
HOW DO I REGISTER?
The registration process is quick and easy—just four
simple steps! After completing the steps, you will have a
chance to add optional information or edit the information
you have provided. You must complete every step, or the
service will not work until you have added and confirmed
a phone number. Smart911 will also remind you to update
your profile every six months. Please check out https://
www.smart911.com to register.
WHO CAN SIGN UP?
Smart 911 is a national service that is available free to
everyone. We encourage anyone who lives, works or
visits DuPage County to create a profile to help our first
responders better serve you when you dial 911. The service
can be especially valuable to households with young
children, seniors, or anyone with a physical or mental
disability. Sign up today—and tell your family and friends
about this valuable service, too.
Barry Liss
Fire Chief
(630) 368-5200
bliss@oak-brook.org
Development Services
BY TONY BUDZIKOWSKI
Information
Economic Development Update –
Spring 2018
Sears, L.L. Bean, Ballard Design and KidZania – Sears
temporarily closed in early September 2017 and is moving
out of all but the lower level of their existing 3-story, 250,000
square foot store. Sears will be occupying about 80,000
square feet of space on the lower level and is targeting a
reopening in summer 2018. L.L. Bean and Ballard Design
have executed leases for 18,000 SF and 15,000 SF on the
2nd floor with two (2) additional tenant spaces remaining
to be leased.
In concert with this renovation work and the re-tenanting,
KidZania, a children’s entertainment business will be
occupying the 3rd floor of the Sears store and this space
will be about 80,000 square feet in total. In the KidZania
concept, kids independently explore a kid-sized city with
over 100 exciting careers that they can participate in and
role-play. The Oak Brook store will be one of two U.S.
locations for KidZania which currently has 24 locations
worldwide, and is expected to open in the summer of 2019.
To learn more, see www.kidzania.us.
Shake Shack – a fast casual restaurant that originated in
Madison Square Park in Manhattan. Shake Shack started
as a hot dog stand to support the Madison Square
Conservancy’s first art installation. The restaurant will
begin construction this spring and be located at 1950
Spring Road, at the northwest corner of Harger Road and
Spring Road. Shake Shack serves burgers, hot dogs, frozen
custard, shakes, beer, wine and more. To learn more, see
www.shakeshack.com.
Water Damage/ Flooding
Many of us can remember the James Taylor song Fire and
Rain. Unfortunately, there often is a correlation between
these two events. Water infiltration and/or flooding can
create serious hazards that may not appear for days, weeks,
months, or even years after the initial event.
Sadly, this is the case in a home that was subject to basement
flooding during the recent storms. The water came up and
caused a significant amount of damage. If that wasn’t bad
enough, an electrical appliance that had been exposed to
the water started a fire.
Water can cause unexpected, hidden, and massive damage
to the indoor air quality, electrical, fuel gas, thermal, and
structural components of your home. The Village of
Oak Brook has adopted the 2015 International Property
Maintenance Code which contains specific guidelines for
addressing water damage in structures. Development
Services inspectors are available to visit your home and
provide expert assistance with your remediation plan. As
your village employees, we are there to view the damage,
review the work plan, and verify that the work is carried
out according to the approved plan. This will involve
permits- the cost of which are typically covered by the
insurance company. Even if they are not- we provide the
most economical professional third-party oversight found
anywhere.
If you have water damage or flooding in your home,
please contact Development Services 630/368-5101
development_services@oak-brook.org so that we can help
return your home to the safety that you deserve.
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Exterior Perspective
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Tony Budzikowski
Director of Development Services
(630) 368-5104
Tbudzikowski@oak-brook.org
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Information Technology Department
BY JIM FOX
2018 SPRING UPDATE
The Village’s Information Technology Division is committed
to providing secure, proven, innovative technologies that
enhance operational efficiencies while providing convenient
access to government information and services for Village
residents, businesses, and visitors. During the downturn
in the economy, the Village turned to technology to cut
costs—and create innovative ways to improve services for
Village residents. To this end, we produced a three-pronged
service delivery plan to: consolidate information and
communication technology services, increase transparency
and collaboration across the enterprise, and digitize
processes, forms and workflow.
With a shared understanding of the value new technology
could bring to Oak Brook, the Village tasked the Information
Technology Services Department to spearhead a Village-
wide information management overhaul to consolidate
and standardize our information technology systems and
services.
The Village has worked hard to consolidate technology
functions while still providing flexibility for departments
to run efficiently. For example, in 2014, we replaced our
document imaging system with the Laserfiche content
management system. The previous document imaging
system was used primarily in the Village Clerk’s office. The
new system is being used in every Village department where
Village employee create and store documents electronically
eliminating the need to print and store paper documents.
The Village’s ongoing strategy to consolidate services and
decrease costs has continued to pay dividends. In 2016, the
Village released an RFP to consolidate and standardize all
copying and printing functions. With the addition of print
management software, the Village is able reduce direct
paper print costs with an annual savings of over $18,000.
In the future, the Village’s Information Technology
Department will continue to focus on improving
technologies for our workforce and in the workplace to
improve operational efficiency and cut costs with the
ultimate goal of improving the services we deliver to Village
residents.
Jim Fox
Director of Information
Technology
(630) 368-5174
jfox@oak-brook.org
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APRIL
Illinois Watercolor Society
Meeting and Artist
Demonstration
Saturday, April 7 @ 10 am
Peggy Macnamara, Artist-in-Residence
at Chicago’s Field Museum and
Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, will
be the demonstration artist. Her focus will be on the study
of nature.
Springtime with Kym
Frankovelgia
Saturday, April 7 @ 2 pm
Kym Frankovelgia will sing all of
your favorite Spring/Love classics.
Celebrate the season as she takes your requests and invites
you to sing along. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Fall Prevention: Got Balance?
Monday, April 23 @ 3 pm
Pamela Kuschel, ACE Personal Trainer
/ BioMechanics Corrective Exercise
Specialist, will present ways to improve
balance and strengthen your core.
Your Financial Longevity – Part 1
Saturday, April 28 @ 10 am
Anne Morgan, a 30-year Oak Brook
resident and advisor with a fortune
4000 company, will reveal how families
benefit from market ups and downs,
how to provide tax-free income for
college and retirement and how to pay off your mortgage
early to secure your financial legacy.
MAYSocial Security Workshop
Thursday, May 3 @ 7pm
Wally Brown and Eric Rosenbloom will
cover ways to maximize Social Security
income and when to start receiving
benefits.
Finding Lasting Happiness through Meditation
Saturday, May 5 @ 2pm
Join long-time meditator Renate
Lanotte, MS LCSW, to learn this
simple and highly effective method to help still your restless
mind and reconnect with your Source.
Library
BY JACOB POST
Calendar and Events
LIBRARY NOTES
Each April, the Oak Brook Public Library is honored to
join libraries all across the country in celebrating National
Library Week. This event aims to highlight the many ways
libraries transform their communities through the services
and expertise they offer. This year, National Library Week
takes place from April 8 to April 14. Stop in that week for
special activities and programs.
April is also the month the Friends of the Oak Brook Public
Library hold their annual Used Book Sale. This sale has over
8,000 gently used items that are carefully selected from
generous donations. The items are organized by genre and
this year there is a wide array of DVDs and CDs. Do not miss
this great opportunity to find treasured titles at low prices.
The sale runs from Thursday, April 19 to Saturday, April 21.
There is an early entrance fee of $5 per person to enter the
sale on Thursday from 10 am to 2 pm. After 2 pm, there
is no entry fee for the remainder of the sale. There is an
additional $5 charge for those wishing to use an electronic
scanning device within the book sale. Cash or check will be
accepted. Members of the Friends are permitted free early
entry. If you want first crack at the books and want to save
$5, become a member of the Friends today! We are also
looking for volunteers to help set up and assist with the
sale. If interested, please contact the Library.
Don’t miss the Friends of the Oak Brook Public Library’s
Silent Auction, which runs from March 12 until April 21
in the lobby of the Library. The auction has a dozen or so
selections that are sure to pique your curiosity.
On Sunday, May 6, the Friends of the Oak Brook Public
Library’s Evergreen Concert will feature Guitarra Azul, a
Chicago based ensemble. Guitarra Azul is an exciting blend
of Rumba Flamenco, Latin Jazz and World Sounds with
intoxicating Latin percussion & fiery Spanish guitars. The
concert will be held at 3 pm in the Friends Meeting Room
with refreshments to be served afterwards. This is the first
of two Evergreen Concerts the Friends present each year.
Seating begins at 2:30 pm and fills up fast. We hope to see
everyone at this vivacious performance!
Finally, the Library is proud to announce that on May 1 it
will be joining the SWAN Library Consortium. The Oak Brook
Public Library will be 1 of 19 libraries making the transition
to SWAN this Spring. The move will allow greater access to
materials and resources for Oak Brook residents. SWAN is a
library consortium of about 100 libraries in the Chicagoland
area and has been providing library support since 1974.
More information and details can be found at the Library
and on its website.
SPRING CALENDAR
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Evergreen Concert – Guitarra Azul
Sunday, May 6 @ 2pm
Guitarra Azul is an exciting blend
of Rumba Flamenco, Latin Jazz and
World Sounds with intoxicating Latin
percussion & fiery Spanish guitars.
Guitarra Azul performs as an ensemble
with the passion only authentic
flamenco can bring for a full, stunning afternoon of musical
entertainment.
Your Financial Longevity – Part 2
Saturday, May 19 @ 10am
Anne Morgan, Oak Brook Resident
and advisor, continues your financial
journey explaining how long-term care
can protect your retirement assets and
fit into your financial planning and
wealth preservation.
The Poetry of Caregiving
Saturday, May 19 @ 2pm
Author Caroline Johnson writes about
the necessary suffering and grace that
caregivers experience in her first full-length
poetry collection, The Caregiver. This event
will feature a reading from her collection,
book signing, live music and more.
Concert – Stellio Trio
Sunday, May 20 @ 2pm
Join us for a relaxing afternoon of
beautiful music by Beethoven, Brahms
and Mendelssohn.
JUNEIllinois Watercolor Society Meeting and Artist Demonstration
Saturday, June 2 @ 10 am
Eileen Mueller Neill will be the featured
artist. She has been illustrating and
designing for publishers and ad agencies
for over forty years and has exhibited across
the country, winning numerous awards.
Improv Playhouse Theater Presents: The Ugly Duckling
Wednesday, June 6 @ 7 pm
The Improv Playhouse does a wonderful
job of incorporating songs, humor and
audience participation to make any
production an enjoyable experience. The
Oak Brook Public Library welcomes them
back as they put their own spin on a classic story. In this
new musical adaptation, they follow a young duckling
born in the Lincoln Park Zoo as their journey helps them
to find where they belong. Along the way we meet quirky
zoo animals of all types and learn valuable lessons about
confidence and respect.
Sentimental Journey Concert with
Nora Drysch
Saturday, June 16 @ 2 pm
Vocalist Nora Drysch will be showcasing
various artists, tempos and languages with
an all-new lineup of beloved standards
from the 30s to the early 60s. Sponsored
by the Friends of the Library.
Todd Downing Music Show: Tall Tales & Silly Songs
Thursday, June 21 @ 10:30 am
Singer, songwriter and comedian Todd
Downing has been entertaining and
educating kids for many years. With his
guitar, puppets and unexpected quips, he
keeps audiences surprised and delighted. Covering a wide
range of topics, Todd has kids singing, dancing and jumping
to some of the wittiest and entertaining tunes ever heard!
Her Hamilton: As Told by His Wife,
Eliza
Saturday, June 23 @ 2 pm
Lynn Rymarz will present the true story of
one of our Founding Fathers of our nation,
Alexander Hamilton. Hear it from his wife
Eliza’s point of view as she tells of his early
beginnings in the West Indies and the road
that took him to America. Sponsored by the Friends of the
Library.
Daniel Ziesemer Violin Concert
Saturday, June 30 @ 2 pm
Enjoy beautiful melodies from the past
as violinist Daniel Ziesemer and pianist
Jacob Bernhardt present cherished
favorites and forgotten gems.
Jacob Post
Head Librarian
(630) 368-7706
jpost@oak-brook.org
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SPRING 2018
This winter, again with a lighter than normal snow season,
Public Works staff has been busy working with a contractor
at the Sports Core property, removing the invasive brush
“Buckthorn,” and some Ash and “standing” dead trees. The
work area includes both sides of the Bath and Tennis Drive
and around the pool and pond. Staff is also trimming
back the brush in the Right-of Way, where it continues to
encroach onto the roadway.
With the late fall of the leaves last Autumn, Village crews
were still able to pick up 3800 cubic yards of raked leaves
however, some yards may still have fallen leaves to be
disposed. Starting April 2nd, yard waste collection will
resume on Mondays along with the normal scheduled
curbside waste pickup. Just a reminder, yard waste must
be disposed of in the approved 90-gallon totter or in
33-gallon biodegradable paper bags, with a yard waste
sticker attached.
Also be advised, the Village does not offer a brush
pickup. Brush must be disposed through a Tree Service or
landscape contractor. Small amounts of branches may be
tied together in bundles approximately 4 feet long and
2 feet in diameter, not to exceed 50 pounds, and a yard
waste sticker must also be attached.
Yard waste stickers can be purchased at the Butler
Government Center (Village Hall), the Oak Brook Public
Library, and at Jewel Foods in Westmont, on the corner of
Cass and Ogden. Please remember, you can also look on
the Village’s website for more information.
With the weather warming, it’s time to take care of some
simple, yet important housekeeping tasks. Homeowners
should do a “walk around” inspection of their yard. Make
sure drainage pathways that take water away from
foundations are pitched away from your home and clear
of debris. Keep drainage in mind during the upcoming
garden and spring clean up season. Avoid trapping
water against your home’s foundation with too much soil
or mulch. Gutters, downspouts and area drains have a
tendency to collect debris over the winter. Now is a great
time to ensure these drainage features are clog-free and
running free.
Spring is also a good time to check timers and scheduling
of your home’s irrigation system.
As a water conservation reminder, outdoor watering is
permitted as follows:
Odd-Numbered Street Addresses
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Even-Numbered Street Addresses
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
6:00 AM until 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM until 10:00 PM
WATERING IS PROHIBITED ON MONDAY
Watering cans or hand-held watering devices may be used
at any time on any day.
Customers with private wells are encouraged to utilize
their wells for all outside watering purposes.
Newly planted sod or seed may be watered for a maximum
period of two (2) weeks from the date of installation. Please
notify the Village’s Water Department at 630 368-5270.
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NewsPublic Works
BY DOUG PATCHIN
Doug Patchin
Director of Public
Works & Engineering
(630) 368-5272
dpatchin@oak-brook.org
Finance
BY JASON PAPROCKI
Information
FINANCE REPORT
2018 Budget Approved
The Village Board approved the 2018 Municipal Budget
on December 12, 2017. The 2018 Budget continues to
be a fiscally responsible financial plan that will enable
the Village to continue to provide the community with
high quality municipal services and special events that
enhance the quality of life of all residents and meet the
needs of the business community.
There are a number of internal and external factors taken
into account when compiling the municipal budget.
Some of the issues the Village faces include long-
term stability of the sales tax base, increasing pension
obligations, rising health care costs, and the funding for
vehicle, equipment, and building capital improvements.
The Village’s General Fund cash reserve balance deserves
special mention as it continues to be an important aspect
in the Village’s position of fiscal strength. One of the
Village’s financial policies is to maintain a cash balance
reserve of at least six months of operating expenditures
in the General Fund. The projected ending cash balance
for 2018 in the General Fund is $16.9 million, which is
equal to 9.2 months of operating expenses. This is $5.9
million above the Village’s six-month operating reserve
requirement. In total, the Village projects to end 2018 with
a healthy cash balance of $32.1 million across all funds.
It’s common practice for certain funds to accumulate and
reserve money over a period of time before expending it
on major capital projects.
The total Village-wide 2018 budgeted revenues are
$52.3 million, a 4.3% increase from the 2017 Budget.
This is mainly due to installment contract proceeds from
an assumed debt issuance in the General Fund and a
budgeted increase in water rates in the Water Fund. The
total 2018 budgeted revenues include $26.2 million in
the General Fund, which is the Village’s main operating
fund. The General Fund houses many key functions of the
Village, including police, fire, public works, library, and
general administration. Sales taxes for the General Fund
account for nearly half of the General Fund revenues.
General Fund sales tax revenue is projected to be $12.5
million in 2018, or 4.6% lower than last year’s budget. The
Village collected nearly $12.5 million in general sales tax
for 2017, which was down nearly $500,000 from 2016.
The decrease is primarily due to non-routine sales tax
receipts received during 2016.
The total Village-wide 2018 budgeted expenditures are
$56.2 million, which is up 9.4% compared to the 2017
budget. This is primarily due to a proposed $2.5 million
Police Department renovation capital project. The 2018
budget includes increases in operation & contractual,
other expenditures, and capital outlay, but is offset
by decreases in personnel and materials & supplies.
Excluding capital expenditures, the 2018 budgeted
expenditures increased $222,815, or 0.5%, compared to
the 2017 Budget.
Some of the major capital projects for 2018 are:
• Police Department expansion and renovation, $2.5
million
• Annual street paving program, $2.8 million
• York Road/Harger Road Intersection, $1.2 million
• Water meter and radio collectors replacement, $2.4
million
We will continue to evaluate our operations to make
certain we are providing services to our citizens
and corporate business partners as efficiently and
economically as possible. Thank you to everyone for their
continued commitment in making Oak Brook a great
community to live and work.
The 2018 approved Budget and Five Year Plan are
available on the Village’s website at https://www.oak-
brook.org/304/Financial-Documents. Please feel free to
contact me with any questions.
Water Rate Increase
Water rates increased 7% effective January 1, 2018. The
residential rate increased from $9.35 to $10.00 per 1,000
gallons and the non-resident rate increased from $11.04
to $11.48 per 1,000 gallons. The monthly fixed charge of
$10 per account remains unchanged.
The rate increases were recommended as part of a water
rate study that was performed in 2015. A copy of the full
study can be found on the Village website at: http://www.
oak-brook.org/186/Water-Rates.
Jason Paprocki
Finance Director
(630) 368-5070
jpaprocki@oak-brook.org
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Village of Oak Brook
March 20, 2018 General Primary Election:
• Last day to register or transfer voter registration at the Village of Oak Brook Village Hall – Tuesday, February 20
• Last day for online registration – Sunday, March 4
• Valid Illinois drivers license or state ID required
• Grace period for registration and voting:
• Election Commission office – Wednesday, February 21 through Tuesday, March 20
• Early Voting in DuPage, Illinois
• In light of the February 5, 2018 Appellate Court Order For Stay Pending Appeal in Rottman v. ISBE, et al., No.
18-0234 in reference to the Attorney General race, ballots will not be ready as anticipated by February 12th.
• Should ballots be available prior to February 21st, we will update our website. In the interim, any voters who
arrive at the Election Commission office will be provided with an application to Vote By Mail.
• When Early Voting and Grace Period Registration does commence, it will be offered ONLY at the office of the
DuPage County Election Commission, 421 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton, from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday
through Friday, and Saturday, from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm through March 3, 2018.
• Starting March 5, 2018, the Early Voting location at the County Complex (421 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton)
will move from Room 1-600 to the 2nd Floor Cafeteria, along with expanding to 10 additional sites throughout
the County.
Additional Information is available on our Village Website at www.oak-brook.org
Charlotte Pruss, Village Clerk 630-368-5052
DuPage County Election Commission 630-407-5600 www.dupageelections.com
General Primary Election – March 20, 2018
For the Nomination of Federal, State, and County Officials and for the election of Precinct Committeemen
Sports Core
BY SEAN CREED
WELCOME 2018 GOLF SEASON!
As I write this it’s one of those sunny, frigid days that the
thought of golf would be impossible, except for those
fortunate enough to be someplace warm.
Hopefully by the time you read this the golf season will
already be in full swing.
Jeff Kawucha, our Head Golf Professional and Claudine
Boettger, our Assistant Golf Professional, along with the
rest of the staff are ready to make your 2018 golf season at
OBGC one of the best.
We are happy to announce that we will have a new fleet of
golf carts arriving to make your round that more enjoyable.
We also are planning cart path improvements, a new cart
wash station and maybe a new tee box or two.
As many of you know, we have been planning golf clubhouse
improvements and are anticipating that we will have plans
by the end of February, with work being done during the
2018 season. The two areas we hope to complete will be
the golf pro shop and the outdoor patio. The remaining
areas, the lounge and bathrooms will be done as soon as it
is fiscally possible.
As the year progresses, we hope to see everyone enjoy the
Sports Core in whatever capacity suits you. Don’t forget
polo season starts in June and runs through September
with nine polo Sundays planned. Please see the village
website for details.
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Sean Creed
Golf Club Manager
(630) 368-6460
screed@oak-brook.org
Our incredible venue includes some of the most
astounding indoor or outdoor visual elements in
architecture and nature. The unparalleled qualities begin
with a towering 35-foot vaulted ceiling and floor-to-
ceiling windows, commanding spectacular views of the
wooded acres, lush landscaping and the sparkling pond
with fountain creating an aura of sophistication unique to
our space and community. Our venue is ready and
waiting for you to express your imagination and
share
in your
vision.
800 Oak Brook Road | Oak Brook, IL 60523 |www.oak-brook.org/weddings | 630.368.6442 | mlong@oak-brook.org
800 Oak Brook Road | Oak Brook, IL 60523 | www.oakbrookbathandtennis.com| 630.368.6440 | mlong@oak-brook.org
Photo credit:Becky Brown Photography
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1200 Oak Brook Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523-2255