Shop our Stores is our holiday marketing campaign to promote Downtown Oak Park businesses during the holiday season. Event web page: www.downtownoakpark.net/shop-our-stores DOWNTOWN OAK PARK VIRTUAL GIFT GUIDE HOLIDAY LIGHTS CRUISE VIRTUAL VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS HOLIDAY STORYWALK BUY $100 IN DOWNTOWN OAK PARK GIFT CERTIFICATES, GET $25 FREE DTOP DELIVERS SHOPPER'S REWARD PROGRAM WIN A TIN! COOKIE GIVEAWAY FREE HOT CHOCOLATE

New this year: DTOP will allow all receipts to be used to get the reward booklet. Please remind your customers to save all online, delivery, takeout and pickup receipts. We will be accepting gift card receipts We will be allowing 3 booklets per household Customers will be able to send in receipts with photo copy of their id Starting this Thursday the DTOP office will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10-4pm for in person redemptions We extended the date for using reward coupons until March 15, 2021 Promotion web page: www.downtownoakpark.net/shoppers-reward Please remember to promote the program to your customers! If you need more envelopes please email or call the office

Winter Outdoor Dining Options We're working with the Village of Oak Park on outdoor winter dining options; scaffolding with plastic walls and a heating element, or possibly creating a communal seating area on Westgate. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Holiday Lights and Decor The district is adorned this holiday season with.... Soft white lights on 22 trees on Marion, Westgate and North Blvd, as well as all the boxwoods on Lake street Red lights and ribbon on our 91 small globe poles and the arch way on Marion  6 festive holiday décor pieces from Artistic Holiday Designs on Lake St. to add to the ambiance since the trees could not be lit Beautiful custom illuminated décor on the 12 tall light poles on Lake street Fresh evergreens and gold accents in our 99 pots and 5 beds Need help with garland or lights for your business? Contact me and I will try to help you with resources!

TakeOut 25 Oak Park We're helping to spread the word about TakeOut 25 Oak Park. The Pledge #SaveOurRestaurants Our restaurants are having to make the difficult choice between community health and economic survival. Without our help many will not survive this winter. Is there something we can do? There is--and we’ve done the math to figure out how we can all help. Ready to spend $25 each week on takeout with our local restaurants through this winter?  If we all commit to $25 a week in takeout orders each week we can help our restaurants through the winter. There are 100 Oak Park restaurants $25 each week per person 10,000 residents of Oak Park (Oak Park has 52,000 residents) Translates to $1 million in takeout business a month That's an average of $10,000 per restaurant per month to cover operation costs, which could be the difference between economic survival or extinction.  Make sure your restaurant is listed: www.carryoutoakpark.com!  Or join the Facebook group and share the message!

In partnership with the Oak Park Homelessness Coalition, Downtown Oak Park is actively working to offer options and outline resources for those in need, as well as patrons of Downtown Oak Park to provide a safe and inviting environment for everyone in our downtown. If you need to report a situation please click on the link below to connect you with the correct resource. We urge you to treat people with compassion and dignity, which is why we have developed resources to help residents, businesses and those experiencing homelessness in our community! Help for Homelessness

ComEd Business Assistance Grant Program

The Small Business Assistance Program provides eligible small business customers, whose service has not been disconnected, with a one-time grant equal to 30% of their total ComEd balance (up to $1,000) that will be applied to the past due balance and the remaining balance can be spread over a payment plan of up to six months. Small business customers whose service has been disconnected within the past 30 days may be eligible for a one-time grant equal to 30% of the total ComEd balance (up to $1,000) to help reconnect their service if accompanied with a payment of the remaining balance due. Click Here for the details.

Free Holiday Parking

A message informing customers of the free holiday parking automatically comes up on the pay stations Holiday Parking: Free pay-by-plate parking (2 hours max) and free garage parking (Holley Court Garage and Lake/Forest Garage) every Saturday through December 19 Garage parking (Holley Court Garage and Lake/Forest Garage) is always free on Sundays Metered/pay-by-plate is always free after 8 pm on weeknights and all day Sunday Find Downtown Oak Park parking map Here