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Pay by Phone Parking, IDOT Meeting on I-290
Things to know about in Oak Park and River Forest this week

Pay by Phone Parking Starts Today
The new system launching today in Oak Park will allow motorists to download an app to their smart phones that will let them pay for parking and add time to their space remotely. The program will even send motorists text message reminders 15 minutes before their parking session expires. RELATED: Pay by Phone Parking to Launch Oct. 7
IDOT Meeting on I-290 Reconstruction
IDOT will host its third round of public open house meetings next week from 5-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 at the Chicago Marriott, 625 S. Ashland Ave. in Chicago and Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Proviso Math and Science Academy, 8601 Roosevelt Rd. in Forest Park. RELATED: Oak Park on I-290 Reconstruction: Congestion, Safety, Community Engagement Among Concerns
The new system launching today in Oak Park will allow motorists to download an app to their smart phones that will let them pay for parking and add time to their space remotely. The program will even send motorists text message reminders 15 minutes before their parking session expires. RELATED: Pay by Phone Parking to Launch Oct. 7
IDOT Meeting on I-290 Reconstruction
IDOT will host its third round of public open house meetings next week from 5-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 at the Chicago Marriott, 625 S. Ashland Ave. in Chicago and Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Proviso Math and Science Academy, 8601 Roosevelt Rd. in Forest Park. RELATED: Oak Park on I-290 Reconstruction: Congestion, Safety, Community Engagement Among Concerns
Other happenings in Oak Park and River Forest:
- Evening, Self-Guided Tour of Pleasant Home
- Friday Night Blues Series at the Open Door Repertory Theater
- Village Board Meeting
- Author Robert Elder: "The Best Film You've Never Seen"
- Author Stephen Kinzer: "The Brothers"
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