Officials within the Oak Park Police Department say its commitment to community policing "isn't just a title or philosophy."
Instead, Deputy Chief Anthony Ambrose says, community policing is practiced by everyone in the department, from patrolmen to detectives. That means a group of the village's 116 sworn officers are covering portions of Oak Park at any given time, with an eye toward preventing, and reacting to, crime and promoting public safety.
To that end, the department assigns several officers to work from their homes, situated within their beats. The goal is to open the lines of communication between the department and Oak Park's neighborhoods.
Oak Park police have a street-crimes unit, traffic-enforcement unit and juvenile unit. They also dedicate officers to the West Suburban Directed Gang Enforcement, a regional crimefighting effort made up of officers in Forest Park, River Forest, Brookfield, Lyons, Riverside, Stickney, North Riverside and Berwyn.
Additional numbers for the department include a Crime Tip Hotline at 708-434-1636 and a non-emergency number at 708-386-2131.
Located in Minnetonka, Williston Fitness Center is a full-service facility and fitness center that caters to the workout needs of all training levels. Williston Fitness Center offers group classes, personal training, a running club and a tennis program.
This fitness center has a pool for water aerobics as well as the latest in fitness technology, including: ellipticals, treadmills, free weights, five indoor tennis courts, a basketball court and a child-care center.
Classes include cardio, body sculpting, yoga, pilates, core conditioning, Zumba, ballroom and Latin dance, kickboxing, martial arts, and more.
The Grafton Water District provides water to the town's residents through various means. The district includes four wells, three pumping stations, more than 60 miles of pipes and more than 500 hydrants. The district is supervised by the Board of Water Commissioners.
