Mission Statement :

The Oak Park-River Forest Chamber Of Commerce is a leadership and educational organization which fosters and promotes businesses and business interests in the Oak Park and River Forest area.

About Us:

In Oak Park and River Forest, our Chamber focuses on "typical" chamber services for small business.  The Oak Park Economic Development Corporation (OPEDC) works with Village of Oak Park Government to attract new business and investment into Oak Park.  In River Forest, development services are handled directly through village staff, with advice from the volunteer Economic Development Commission.   Tourism (formerly known as the "convention and visitors bureau," or CVB) is handled through Visit Oak Park, which oversees tourism marketing for twenty-one communities in the Oak Park area.  Retail and ground floor store front services are provided by neighborhood merchant associations, known in Oak Park as "business districts."  The largest business district in Oak Park is Downtown Oak Park, which is the central business district centered around Harlem Avenue, Marion Street and Lake Street.