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Welcome to the Oak Park Housing Authority’s (OPHA) website. The OPHA provides various housing services including public housing for seniors and Housing Choice Vouchers for low income individuals and families within the Village of Oak Park. For more information about OPHA’s housing programs, please us the drop-down tabs located at the top of this page.

Live in Oak Park – Home to more than 52,000 people and located just seven miles west of Chicago’s downtown Loop, Oak Park is one of the country’s most successfully diverse and welcoming communities, with excellent schools, abundant culture, ample green space and world-renowned architecture.

Be a part of Oak Park with us – Oak Park is a community rich with history. Innovators and creators such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Ernest Hemingway, Ludacris and Betty White have made Oak Park their home.

Services We Offer

One-stop-solution for affordable housing

Rental housing designed to serve the low-income families, seniors and persons with disabilities

Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program (commonly known as the Section 8 Program)

Housing for Seniors

The OPHA partners with the Oak Park Residence Corporation (OPRC) in operating rental housing that is specifically designed to serve Oak Park’s low-income seniors. Our two senior buildings (Mills Park Tower and The Oaks) provide 274 housing units for seniors who are able to live independently.

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Housing Choice Voucher Program

The Housing Choice Voucher Program (commonly known as the Section 8 Program) is a federally funded program that provides rental assistance to low-income individuals and families, enabling them to rent privately owned properties throughout the Village of Oak Park.  The Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List is currently closed and we are currently not accepting any pre-applications for the program.

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Housing for Persons with Disabilities

The Oak Park Housing Authority (OPHA) and its affiliate, the Oak Park Residence Corporation, own and operate three apartment buildings that serve low-income, elderly and disabled individuals.

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Mills Park Tower has been our home for three years and is a wonderful place to live. Everyone is nice and we really enjoy all the resident activities.

Lorenc & Adelina N. | Mills Park Tower