The 'Auto Village'?By Veronica Eskra The importance of automobile sales to Oak Lawn’s economy has prompted the Chamber of Commerce to propose labeling the town the “Auto Village.” Oak Lawn boasts 12 auto dealerships representing many brands including Chevy, Ford, Saturn, Hyundai, and Dodge. More than 17,000 vehicles were sold in Oak Lawn in 2008, accounting for more than $9 million, or 40 percent, of the... |
Spartans who ran from Iowa now headed to South America... | Oak Lawn mayor proposes scrapping village's business development groupHeilmann says he hasn’t seen results By William Jones The mayor of Oak Lawn is proposing disbanding the village’s business development committee because of a lack of results. Mayor Dave Heilmann said the proposal was on the Village Board’s agenda for Tuesday’s meeting because he began looking into the purpose of the business development committee four years ago and wanted to open a discussion with... |
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