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PROJECT UPDATES

Eyes Looking North

Ramp access to Hemingway District businesses continues for shoppers and diners along south Oak Park Avenue as construction crews work to complete infrastructure upgrades to the north.

1. Refreshed train embankments, improved communications infrastructure. Union Pacific is putting finishing touches after concrete pours of its own to reinforce and refinish walls and passageways around the train viaduct. AT&T crews are also nearing completion of a new underground structure for communications technology. Once work concludes, new concrete will begin flowing north of the tracks along Oak Park Avenue.

2. Village helps Hemingway District storefronts with monthly window washing. Adding to the brightness of the new roadbed and sidewalks, businesses and shoppers will notice clean windows and awnings throughout the remaining months of construction. Monthly window washing will begin from North Blvd to Lake Street the week of Aug. 17, then from Pleasant to South Blvd the week of Aug. 24.

3. Village also awards more matching grants. To date, more than $100,000 has been distributed to Hemingway District businesses in matching grants for business exterior upgrades, interior updates, and online marketing.

Robin Schwadron of R Titus Designs is the latest recipient of a $5,000 matching grant for current- and prior-year marketing expenses to maintain customer engagement during construction. She strongly encourages fellow business owners to apply. β€œIt’s not just for social media,” Robin notes. β€œI submit current- and past-year receipts related to marketing my interior design business.” This included photography, web design work, and website fees.

Applications for these extended grant programs are available by contacting Noemy Diaz at 708-358-5426, or businessgrants@oak-park.us, and can be applied for through Dec. 31.

Please feel free to contact the project team at any time and check the Renew the Avenue website for project updates.

Renew the Avenue

104 N Oak Park Avenue
Suite 203
Oak Park, IL 60301

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