Possible Announcement of 111th Street Mystery Tenant, Sewer Rehab 'Anchor' Agenda

See what's on the agenda--both public and hidden--for Tuesday's Oak Lawn Village Board meeting.

After Cook County Commissioner John Daley’s surprise pop-in at the last village board meeting to correct some trustee rhetoric, the Oak Lawn Village Board will tackle an infrastructure-packed agenda at tonight's meeting. Sign up for the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and follow us on Facebook. This is among the handful of meetings that are left when we’ll see the Rutles together, and probably our only chance to see any kind of debate before the upcoming election since there doesn’t appear to be any interest among the candidates to hold a forum. Read the waste-solids-packed village board agenda.  Here’s what we’ll be watching: 111th Street/Cicero Development – Will tonight be the night when the village board announces the mystery anchor tenant …

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RG

9:36 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013

I'm ok with Trader Joe's but I think its over rated. Willing to give this Mariano's place a chance. From what i've read, they are new but are doing well in other locations. Main thing is that we get a business that can sustain itself there for the long term.   more ›

Village Picks Developer for Kmart Property

Former Kmart property closer to development.

Kmart Property Takes Giant Step Toward Redevelopment

Oak Lawn selects Hamilton Partners to redevelop corner of 111th Street and Cicero Avenue. Construction of some shops to start in 2013.

The outdated shopping center at 111th Street and Cicero Avenue that was once the subject of a years-long court battle took a giant step closer to redevelopment. Oak Lawn trustees approved a memorandum of understanding between the village and the developer chosen to redevelop the 1976-era shopping center, during Tuesday’s board meeting. Subscribe to the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. The memorandum is the first step toward a formal lease agreement with Itasca-based Hamilton Partners, a firm that specializes in investment, development and management of commercial properties. Oak Lawn settled its litigation with Sears Holdings Company, which had sued the village when the property was included in a TIF district in 2006. …

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