La Grange Park

Village Offices
447 N. Catherine
LaGrange Park, IL 60526
Phone (708) 354-0225
Fax (708) 354-0241

Hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday

Website: http://www.lagrangepark.org

• Population: 13,295
• Avg. Home Value: $205,100
• Avg. Income: $74,922
• Median Age: 41
• Avg. Rent: $782

Recreation Facilities: 6 Parks, 10 Playing Fields, 10 Tennis Courts, 6 Playgrounds, 6 Tot Lots, 1 Ice Rink.

La Grange Park Library Website

Education

Special Education

LaGrange Area Department of Special Education (LADSE)
1301 West Cossitt Avenue, LaGrange
354-5730

Helping Hand - Administration
9649 West 55th Street, Countryside
352-3580

Community College

College of DuPage
425 22nd Street
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599 630-942-2800

Westmont Center
650 Pasquinelli Drive, Westmont
(630) 655-2910

Robert Morris College
1804 Centre Point Circle, Naperville
(630) 577-8739

History

The Village of La Grange Park, incorporated in 1892, is known as the Village of Roses - a theme which is blended into a variety of annual events, including a spring rose show. La Grange Park is primarily a residential community that is bounded on two sides by the Cook County Forest Preserve. The Forest Preserve provides residents with numerous nature and recreational opportunities, including providing easy access to the 6.5 mile Salt Creek bicycle trail.

La Grange Park has two unique business districts: along 31st Street, and near the Village Market Shopping Center on La Grange Road. Each district features a variety of businesses, including restaurants, antique/resale shops, hardware store, dry cleaners, video store, flower shop, jewelry store, gift shop, health club and an assortment of professionals such as CPAs, Realtors and medical offices.

The community hosts a variety of activities each year, including a weekly farmers market through the summer and an annual rose show. In 2003, La Grange Park was awarded the State of Illinois' Governor's Hometown Award primarily for the outstanding contributions that community volunteers made to the Party in the Park.

La Grange Park takes pride in its wide diversity of housing stock. Most homes are older and vary widely in style. There are Victorians, four-squares, split-entry ranches, two-stories and Georgians, in addition to a variety of condominiums, townhouses and apartments. La Grange Park is also home to two upscale independent living facilities that provide a variety of services and programs for older adults.

La Grange Park offers an excellent school system. In addition, it has close proximity to the METRA BNSF Commuter Line, thus providing easy access to downtown Chicago. The high quality of life in la Grange Park makes it a desirable place to call home and to establish a successful business.

Departments

Building Department
(708) 354-0225
Contact for permits to construct all structures, advice regarding all construction and repair, inspector for public nuisance complaints such as high weeds, high grass, peeling paint, house and garage repairs, debris, etc.

Village Clerk
Information on Village minutes, agendas, public information, and freedom of information process, voter registration, polling place information, voter change of address, and election judge information.

Fire Department
Station #1, 447 N. Catherine; Station #2,1010 E. 31 Street
Emergency 911
Non-emergency (708) 352-2141
Services provided: fire fighting, paramedic and E.M.T. program, school inspections, school-age awareness classes, C.P.R. classes, tours, senior citizen center visits, residential investigations of wires down and gas odors. Special details: tree limbs down, flag ceremonies, civil defense and disaster services.

Police Department
Emergency 911
Non-emergency (708) 352-2151
Neighborhood Watch, bike registration, social work services, tours, community service, parking violations, ticket payments, handicapped card and sign request, vacation home checks, patrol, D.A.R.E., court procedures. Call for more information on numerous community and school programs.

Public Works Department
(708) 352-2922
Operates, maintains and repairs the Village's basic infrastructure and parkway trees; brush pickup; snow and ice control and much more. Citizens are encouraged to report water main leaks, large potholes, hazardous tree limbs, street light outages, or other unsafe conditions.