Wednesday, November 21, 2012
It’s time to play “what should go here,” the game that lets readers dream big about the kind of businesses and development they’d like to see in Oak Lawn.
Those of us living near the former Beatty Lumber property will miss the local possum and raccoon population, but we’ll be glad when something finally goes up on what has become a neighborhood eyesore. Sign up for the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. The old lumberyard has been a hot topic of conversation in the village board chambers—so much so, that the rodents living there's ears must be burning. A nine-story medical office tower and state-of-the-art senior center are just a few of the proposed concepts for the old lumberyard at 96th Street and 52nd Avenue, political drama aside. “We’re working on different concepts,” Mayor Dave Heilmann said. “I don’t think anything has been decided. We’re getting some thoughts …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Southwest Highway is brimming with possibilities but what should go there?
There are a lot of great businesses on Southwest Highway—Poochie Barber, Southwest Cuts, the Liquid Indian at Cardinal Wine and Spirits—but they could use some company. Subscribe to the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. Southwest Highway is brimming with possibilities, but as one of the gateways into Oak Lawn, it could stand some improvement. A lot of improvement. Last year, the preponderance of empty storefronts along Southwest Highway became a campaign issue in the hotly contested Dist. 3 trustee race. One resident sent us photos of 23 empty storefronts on Southwest Highway between Ridgeland Avenue and 95th Street alone. We went back last week and there is still a hell of a lot of empty spaces. We’re not ready to give…
Monday, April 30, 2012
With the consolidated election less than a year away, should we keep the current village board intact or is change needed?
With the consolidated election less than a year away (April 2, 2013), does the Oak Lawn Village board need a new dream team? Six seats are up for election, including the mayor, village clerk and even-numbered trustee districts 2, 4 and 6. Mayor Dave Heilmann has already indicated that he will be running for his third term. Trustees Alex Olejniczak (Dist. 2), Tom Duhig (Dist. 4) and Tom Phelan (Dist. 6) are up for re-election presuming that they are running. A special election is also being held for the Dist. 1 seat that was vacated by former trustee Jerry Hurckes. Cindy Trautsch was appointed to take Hurckes’ place last fall. And the village clerk’s position, currently held by Jane Quinlan, Oak Lawn’s only full-time elected official, is up…
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10:52 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012
How about a wishing well? It will be a fantastic place where naive readers of the Patch can meet and throw their pennies into a fountain and make a wish. A large marble horse with the "has been" or more appropriately named "never was" reporter sitting on top, would be a fascinating entryway into the downtown area. Oh it sounds like a dream. But so do all these other suggestions. more ›