The titles of mayor and village president are interchangeable in Oak Park. Since Vicki Scaman was elected in 2019, she chose to be referred to as village president. Last Saturday, she changed her stance – at least briefly – in the name of exercise.
Two veteran police officers, one local and one from Chicago, were sworn in May 23 as the deputy police chiefs of the Oak Park Police Department. Together, they bring nearly 60 combined years of police experience as deputies. Dave Jacobson and Roderick Robinson were appointed by Chief Shatonya Johnson and Village Manager Kevin Jackson, following a nationwide search. Jacobson has served as an Oak Park police officer since 1995, most recently as the sole interim deputy chief, while Robinson joined the department the day of his swearing in. He previously spent 30 years serving as an officer in the Chicago Police Department, making him the second former Chicago officer on Oak Park’s current command staff.