• Team member, Craig Failor
    Craig Failor
    Development Services Director @ Village of Oak Park
    708-358-5420

    The Development Services Department, managed by Craig Failor, oversees building permits, inspections, business licensing, parking, planning, historic preservation and zoning.

    Failor was named Development Services Director in February 2025. He is a longtime Village employee who has served as the Village Planner and Planning and Urban Design Manager since 2002. In those roles he regularly met with a variety of constituents including residents, developers, attorneys, elected and appointed public officials and other agencies all with eye toward moving the Village forward. His responsibilities have included facilitating staff Project Review Team meetings, administering, interpreting and ensuring compliance with the Zoning Ordinance, Comprehensive Plan, business district plans, Historic Preservation Guidelines and Sign Ordinance.

    Failor is a member of the American Planning Association and the APA’s New Urbanism and Sustainability Divisions. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, U.S. Green Building Council, Congress for New Urbanism, Urban Land Institute and Lambda Alpha International.

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  • Team member, Mike Bruce
    Mike Bruce
    Village Planner/Planning & Urban Design Manager @ Village of Oak Park
    708-358-5440
  • Team member, Opticos Design, Inc.
    Opticos Design, Inc.
    Project Consultant
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