
Whether shoppers are interested in major purchases or odds and ends, more than 1,200 local merchants are located in the area to serve each unique need. Commercial developments can be found in several areas of town featuring large shopping complexes, mini-malls and individual, locally-owned stores located on business streets. Oak Lawn is well-known for the friendly, courteous attention shoppers receive when they shop here.
Oak Lawn’s municipal government is conveniently located in the middle of town. The village hall, library, senior center and public safety buildings are grouped together in a two-block stretch along 95th Street, with large, adjacent parking lots. The financial community is represented by several savings and loan associations and banks.