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About Oak Park

The Village of Oak Park evolved from the purchase of land of early settler Joseph Kettlestrings. In 1837, Kettlestrings, a native of England, paid $215.98 for 172.78 acres of land in the area now bordered by Chicago Avenue and Lake Street, and Oak Park and Harlem Avenues. Kettlestrings' residence became a haven for worn and weary travelers, going to and from the Chicago market. In the 1850s, Kettlestrings began to subdivide his land of "Oak Ridge," as it had become known, selling it to "good people who were against saloons and for good schools and churches."

By 1871, the population had grown to 500 and the settlement continued to boom as a result of the Great Chicago Fire. At this time, Oak Ridge was renamed Oak Park to match the name of the Post Office serving the area. The name was reinforced further in 1872 when the railroad station serving the area was named Oak Park.

In July of 1901, petitions from citizens were submitted to Judge Orrin N. Carter, sole presiding judge of the County Court of Cook County, in the effort to organize the " Village of Oak Park." In September of that same year, Judge Carter decreed that, in light of the petitions submitted, a special election was to be held on November 5, 1901, regarding the organization of the Village. Based on a majority of affirmative votes in the election, Judge Carter declared the Village of Oak Park as established. In December of 1901 another election was held to elect Village officers. On January 2, 1902, the first meeting of Village officials occurred and on January 25, 1902, Judge Carter ordered, declared and decreed the "Village of Oak Park" duly organized as a village. Oak Park's population was 9889 at the time of incorporation. At the time, Oak Park was approximately half developed, predominantly by single-family residences mixed with large areas of apartment houses and fringed with commercial development.

---From the Village of Oak Park Official Web Site