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Every value should survive a source check

This catalog records the agency, reference period, access date, cadence, and geographic limits behind the July 9 snapshot.

Snapshot verified July 9, 2026

Official source catalog

40 primary sources

40 sources match your search.

DuPage County GIS

DuPage County municipality GIS layer
As maintained

Official membership source for incorporated municipalities touching DuPage County. The Uninc feature is excluded.

Reference period
Current county boundary catalog
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
compare
Open official source

Cook County Government

Cook County municipalities catalog
As maintained

Official membership source for incorporated municipalities touching Cook County.

Reference period
Current county municipality catalog
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
compare
Open official source

U.S. Census Bureau

2024 TIGERweb incorporated places
Annual

Census place FIPS, legal names, and legal types used to reconcile the two county membership catalogs.

Reference period
2024 incorporated-place geography
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
compare
Open official source

U.S. Census Bureau

2020–2024 ACS 5-year data
Annual

Comparable place-level demographic, workforce, and housing estimates with margins of error and source suppression retained.

Reference period
2020–2024
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
censusjobshousingcompare
Open official source

U.S. Census Bureau

2025 population estimates
Annual

Latest annual whole-place population estimates available for the snapshot.

Reference period
July 1, 2025
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
censuscompare
Open official source

U.S. Census Bureau

2020 Decennial Census redistricting data
Decennial

Official whole-place population counts used separately from ACS estimates.

Reference period
April 1, 2020
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
censuscompare
Open official source

U.S. Census Bureau

LODES / OnTheMap origin-destination data
Annual

Workplace jobs and commuting flows aggregated to whole incorporated-place boundaries.

Reference period
2023
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
jobscompare
Open official source

U.S. Census Bureau

2022 Economic Census — economic places
Every five years

Place-level establishments, employment, payroll, retail activity, and sector measures; source disclosure flags are retained.

Reference period
Reference year 2022
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
jobsbusinesscompare
Open official source

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Crime Data Explorer — 2024 agency data
Ongoing

Violent plus property offense counts and FBI agency populations. Only city agencies with 12 complete reporting months are ranked.

Reference period
Calendar year 2024
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
crimecompare
Open official source

U.S. Census Bureau

2025 TIGER school-district boundaries
Annual

Official elementary, secondary, and unified district boundaries used for reviewed municipality-to-district mappings.

Reference period
2025 boundaries
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
schoolscompare
Open official source

National Center for Education Statistics

2024–25 NCES Local Education Agency directory
Annual

Official LEA identifiers used to join 2025 TIGER school boundaries to Illinois RCDTS district records.

Reference period
School year 2024–25
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
schoolscompare
Open official source

Illinois Office of the Comptroller

FY2024 municipal Annual Financial Report data
Annual

FY2024 bulk Access data for completed municipal AFR revenue, expenditure, debt, staffing, population, and assessed valuation. Missing filings remain missing.

Reference period
Fiscal year 2024
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
fiscalcompare
Open official source

U.S. Census Bureau

2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates via QuickFacts
Annual

Comparable place-level demographic, economic, and housing estimates. QuickFacts republishes the latest ACS 5-year values and population estimates.

Reference period
2020–2024; population estimates through 2025
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
overviewcensusjobshousingbusinesscompare
Open official source

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Oak Brook Community Data Snapshot — June 2026
Annual

Vetted municipal profile covering ACS benchmarks, 2025 employment and retail sales, 2024 assessed value, 2023 land use and VMT, and explicitly historical 2008–2018 water-demand data.

Reference period
Release June 2026; underlying periods vary by table
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 0674c3bfa9c0b637… · 357,459 bytes
Topics
overviewcensusmobilityinfrastructurejobshousingbusinessfiscal
Open official source

Oak Brook Park District

Oak Brook Park District parks and facilities
As maintained

Official facility page reporting six Park District parks and 173 acres of Park District land.

Reference period
Current as accessed July 9, 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 7b138ea474483ec2… · 106,485 bytes
Topics
overviewcommunity
Open official source

Oak Brook Park District

Oak Brook Park District Annual Report 2024–2025
Annual

Park District operations report with recreation-center visits, Winter Lights attendance, membership revenue, and the published revenue mix.

Reference period
Fiscal year 2024/25
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 dc8dc5d073a3da8c… · 20,417,474 bytes
Topics
community
Open official source

American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration

2025 National Gold Medal Grand Plaque recipients
Annual awards program

Independent award announcement naming Oak Brook Park District the Class V Grand Plaque recipient.

Reference period
September 2025
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 ae3fe93f17196cb9… · 288,310 bytes
Topics
community
Open official source

National Recreation and Park Association

CAPRA accredited park and recreation agencies
As maintained

Independent accreditation catalog listing Oak Brook Park District, its first accreditation, and next review.

Reference period
Current listing accessed July 9, 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 8430d18fa15f1314… · 316,484 bytes
Topics
community
Open official source

Village of Oak Brook Public Library

Oak Brook Public Library services and hours
As maintained

Official current operating hours, including the seasonal Sunday schedule.

Reference period
Current as accessed July 9, 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 c594dd26f87925ae… · 996,105 bytes
Topics
community
Open official source

Village of Oak Brook Public Library

Library account and borrowing policy
As maintained

Official fine-free, standard loan-period, and automatic-renewal rules.

Reference period
Current policy accessed July 9, 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 a1de737fe626322d… · 939,772 bytes
Topics
community
Open official source

Village of Oak Brook

Public Works services
As maintained

Village-maintained street and pathway mileage, parkway-tree inventory and pruning cycle, snow goal, and storm-inlet cleaning cycles.

Reference period
Current service descriptions accessed July 9, 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 1847714cd23eaaa8… · 958,391 bytes
Topics
mobilityinfrastructure
Open official source

Village of Oak Brook

Shared-Use Path & Bike Route Master Plan
Long-range plan

Adopted planning document with future network, crossing, phasing, and implementation recommendations.

Reference period
March 2025 master plan
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 2ac70af0d317412e… · 23,166,074 bytes
Topics
mobility
Open official source

Pace Suburban Bus

Pace Route 301 — Roosevelt Road
As service changes

Current route description and CTA Blue Line, Metra UP-West, and Oakbrook Center connections.

Reference period
Current service accessed July 9, 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 43b87f72f405ed64… · 83,429 bytes
Topics
mobility
Open official source

Pace Suburban Bus

Pace Route 322 — Cermak Road / 22nd Street
As service changes

Current daily route between CTA Pink Line 54th/Cermak and Yorktown Center via Oakbrook Center.

Reference period
Current service accessed July 9, 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 e96719e5cf0c8299… · 81,374 bytes
Topics
mobility
Open official source

Pace Suburban Bus

Pace Route 332 — River Road / York Road
As service changes

Current weekday Oakbrook Center service and CTA Blue Line / Metra connections.

Reference period
Current service accessed July 9, 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 aff992615d3bf8eb… · 85,144 bytes
Topics
mobility
Open official source

Pace Suburban Bus

Pulse Cermak / 22nd Street Line
Project updates

Planned—not current—Pulse service concept, potential station locations, and stated 2031 launch goal.

Reference period
Preliminary planning and environmental review as of July 9, 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 b9d6bf5442d39040… · 100,652 bytes
Topics
mobility
Open official source

Pace Suburban Bus

I-290 / I-88 Express Bus Study final plan
Study

Planned—not current—express-bus alignment, station, phasing, and implementation recommendations.

Reference period
Final study published January 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 c6465ab008487d5c… · 38,300,873 bytes
Topics
mobility
Open official source

Village of Oak Brook

2025 Consumer Confidence Water Report
Annual

Detected regulated substances, lead and copper sampling, emergency supply information, and the report's separate compliance disclosure.

Reference period
Reporting year 2025; individual sample years shown by substance
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 fbfd032c45eeef0f… · 1,318,894 bytes
Topics
infrastructure
Open official source

Village of Oak Brook Fire Department

Oak Brook Fire Department
As maintained

Current department mission, staffing roster, dispatch, and contact information.

Reference period
Current as accessed July 9, 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 e331f71a876e271d… · 949,711 bytes
Topics
crime
Open official source

Village of Oak Brook Fire Department

Fire Department incident statistics dashboard
Live / ongoing

Interactive incident and response dashboard; unstable iframe values are linked but not copied into the static snapshot.

Reference period
Live dashboard
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 6af7a448557d519a… · 968,961 bytes
Topics
crime
Open official source

Village of Oak Brook Police Department

Oak Brook Police Department 2024 Annual Report
Annual

Calls for service, NIBRS Group A offenses, investigations, arrest charges, and five-year offense counts reported by the department.

Reference period
Calendar year 2024
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
overviewcrime
Open official source

Village of Oak Brook

Oak Brook January/February 2026 Newsletter
Periodic

Village year-in-review communication reporting the five-year residential burglary series and a 4:50 average ambulance response benchmark.

Reference period
2021–2025 burglary series; ambulance benchmark reported January 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 4e242f739bac29f5… · 19,039,170 bytes
Topics
overviewcrime
Open official source

Illinois Department of Employment Security

Chicago area unemployment rates — March 2026
Monthly

Not seasonally adjusted LAUS estimates for counties and qualifying municipalities. Oak Brook is below the population threshold for a municipal LAUS series.

Reference period
March 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
overviewjobs
Open official source

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Summary of Deposits
Annual

Branch office deposits reported by FDIC-insured institutions. Dollar values in the source are thousands of dollars and may be amended by filers.

Reference period
June 30, 2025
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
overviewbanking
Open official source

U.S. Census Bureau

2023 ZIP Code Business Patterns
Annual

Employer establishments, March employment, and annual payroll for ZIP Code 60523. ZIP geography is not coterminous with the Village of Oak Brook.

Reference period
Reference year 2023
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
overviewjobsbusiness
Open official source

U.S. Census Bureau

Business Formation Statistics — annual county data
Annual

Employer Identification Number applications at the county level. The June 2026 release uses disclosure-avoidance noise described by Census.

Reference period
Calendar year 2025
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
overviewbusiness
Open official source

Illinois State Board of Education

2025 Illinois Report Card Public Data Set
Annual

District enrollment, assessment proficiency, graduation, staffing, attendance, and spending. Asterisks in the source denote suppression.

Reference period
School year 2024–25 / 2025 report card
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
overviewschoolscompare
Open official source

Village of Oak Brook

Village of Oak Brook FY2026 Adopted Annual Budget
Annual

Adopted revenue, expenditure, fund, pension, and capital-plan information in the Village's digital budget book.

Reference period
Fiscal year 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
overviewfiscal
Open official source

Village of Oak Brook

About Oak Brook — local taxes and school districts
As needed

Official list of school districts serving Oak Brook and published local tax facts.

Reference period
Current as accessed July 9, 2026
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Snapshot file
SHA-256 c521ed4bc528ff58… · 951,181 bytes
Topics
overviewcrimemobilityschoolsfiscal
Open official source

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Crime Data Explorer
Ongoing

National UCR/NIBRS access point used for definitions and reporting-quality context; no unverified peer values are reproduced in this snapshot.

Reference period
Varies by agency and release
Accessed
July 9, 2026
Topics
crimecompare
Open official source

Methodology

How the snapshot is assembled

Data promises
No runtime calls to third-party data services.
19 quality-of-life source responses carry access dates and SHA-256 checksums.
503 comparison source responses and 10 normalized outputs carry byte lengths and SHA-256 checksums.
No invented, interpolated, or silently imputed public values.
Every visible measure includes geography, period, and source.
Official suppression and top-coding are preserved.
Cross-place ranks exclude suppressed, partial, top-coded, unmapped, and unfiled records.
Place

A Census incorporated-place geography. Oak Brook village values use FIPS place 54534 and do not automatically describe nearby ZIP areas.

ZIP Code 60523

A postal geography used here for Business Patterns. It overlaps Oak Brook but is not a municipal boundary.

Reference period

The time represented by a value—not the date this dashboard accessed or published it. Every metric carries its own period.

Derived value

A transparent calculation from cited official values, identified with a Derived label and a formula description.

Suppression / top-coding

An official limit used to protect confidentiality or cap publication. Suppressed data remain absent; capped values retain a plus sign.

Comparability note

A warning that geography, exposure, definition, or reporting coverage limits a direct comparison.

Agency population

The population published for an FBI reporting agency. Crime comparison rates use this denominator and require 12 complete reporting months.

School overlap

A positive intersection of at least one acre between a 2025 municipality polygon and an elementary, secondary, or unified district boundary, subject to reviewed exceptions.

Context status

Recognition, current service, historical indicator, and planned project are stored as distinct statuses. Planned projects are never counted as current service.

This project is independent and is not an official Village product. Source agencies may revise their data after this snapshot date; use the linked source for the current official record.