New Residents
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Driver’s License
To receive a driver’s license or ID card, you must provide a minimum of three acceptable forms of identification to prove name, date of birth, Illinois residency, Social Security number, and a signature comparison. One of these forms should be a certified birth certificate. The nearest Secretary of State driver licensing facility is located in Melrose Crossing, at the corner of Mannheim Road and North Avenue. Call 312-793-1010 for more information.
Important Forest Park Phone Numbers Forest Park Police and Fire departments: emergency: 911 Fire non-emergency: 708-366-1234
Police non-emergency: 708-366-2425
Forest Park Elementary School District 91: 708-366-5700
Forest Park Public Library: 708-366-7171
Howard Mohr Community Center: 708-771-7737 Proviso Township High School District 209: 708-338-5900
Proviso East High School: 708-344-7000
Proviso Math and Science Academy: 708-338-4100 Village of Forest Park: 708-366-2323
Park District of Forest Park and Forest Park Aquatic Center: 708-366-7500 or 708-488-0664 for the pool during the summer
School Registration
Students should be registered at the public schools prior to the first day of class, preferably during the dates assigned each year for each of the neighborhood schools. Proof of residency — including tax bills, mortgage statements
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or leases, as well as a driver’s license, insurance papers or utility bills — is required. All new registrants must provide birth certificates. For complete information, call the District 91 administrative office at 708-366-5700.
Library Cards
Forest Park Public Library cards are available at no charge to residents with proof of address. Call 708366-7171.
Newspapers
Forest Park Review (weekly) 141 S. Oak Park Ave. Oak Park, IL 60302 708-366-0600 forestparkreview.com
Parking Permits
On-street parking is prohibited in the village of Forest Park from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. Resident only permits are available for parking in municipal lots There are several lots throughout the village and spots are first-come, first-served. Permits may be obtained
through village hall. For more information call 708366-2323. Residents with overnight guests must call in plates to 708-366-7272 to avoid being ticketed.
Forest Park Post Office 417 Desplaines Ave. 708-366-5790
State and Local Phone Numbers Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau 800-386-5438 (Toll Free, Fraud Protection in Chicago)
Better Business Bureau 312-832-0500
Chicago Bulk Mail Center 708-583-4362
Cook County Clerk’s Office 708-865-6010 312-603-7790 Cook County Department of Public Health 708-836-8600 Cook County Sheriff’s Police 708-865-4700
Cook County Clerk’s Office: Bureau of Vital Records
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