Strategic Advantages
| Why Choose Oak Lawn to Live, Work, and Play? |
- Location- proximity to world-class downtown Chicago and Lake Michigan waterfront
- Education- choice of private/public schools within and bordering Village from pre-school to higher education
- Hospital- Advocate Christ Medical Center and Hope Children's Hospital and Ronald MacDonald House- recipient of the Magnet award for Excellence in Nursing Services
- Home of award winning Oak Lawn Hilton serving the Greater Southwest Chicago Suburban Area
- METRA station and adjacent parking garage and mixed commercial-residential new development
- Fifteen minutes to Midway Airport with nonstop connections to East,West,and South Coasts of the United States
- Mature tree canopy and neighborhoods with Oak lined parkways and nearby open space and linear park system
- Oak Lawn unique sense of community and stability, where residents stay and second generations return
- Centrally located library with contemporary physical plant
- Front porch mentality with outdoor seating and restaurant gardens prevalent
- Highest quality Lake Michigan drinking water and Oak Lawn's water system provides water to 12 other municipal customers serving over 325,000 residents and area businesses
- Some of the highest traffic counts and residential densities in Chicago metropolitan area, all roads lead through Oak Lawn in the southwest suburbs
- Community of parishes
- Village tradition with numerous special events and festival celebrations
- A Class One fire-rescue department, putting Oak Lawn fire-rescue services in the top 5% of nation and the 12th to be designated in the nation
- Low crime rates and a police force committed to neighborhood policing
- Children's Museum in close proximity to train station and ample weekend parking
- Strong well maintained housing stock with no bad neighborhoods
- Demographics to die for in support of future redevelopment and new construction initiatives
- Emphasis on importance of families and outstanding Oak Lawn Park District with active recreation play fields, indoor basketball,ice rink, and tennis and cutting edge cultural arts program for all ages
|