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Tip It: Boo, there are rules for Halloween?
Village Provides Halloween Hours and Tips Trick or Treating is allowed from 3:00 P.M until 8:00 P.M. in Oak Lawn. The Village has issued the following tips to provide a safe day and night for those who do participate: 1. It is recommended that...
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Tip It: Is it too late for Oak Lawn?
Could Oak Lawn Copy Aurora? The City of Aurora is is reaping the benefits of at least one Chicago tax. The benefit is that that's pushing business outside the city comes from the City of Chicago's 5.25 percent tax on cloud based computer...
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Tip It: Oak Lawn's Homeless Problem?
Oak Lawn's Homeless "problem" Continues Village Manager Larry Deetjen is reportedly in hot pursuit of several apparently homeless individuals who congregate near the library. Deetjen has reportedly railed for years about the "problem" but the...
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Mayor's Fake Crime News Debunked by FBI Report
About a year ago, on the eve of Mayor Sandra Bury's re-election, a new political action committee, with connections to Mayor Sandra Bury's political organization, mailed thousands of political mailings to voters congratulating Mayor Sandra Bury and...
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TIP It: Safer Grant Not Safe?
Approval of Safer Grant May Be Rescinded The Oak Lawn Village Board of Trustees voted unanimously to accept a SAFER Grant for $1,347,952. George Sheets, the Fire Chief, recommended accepting the grant noting that the grant will allow the village to...
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Oak Lawn's Village Manager & Mayor Not High On Social Media. Email Messages
At last Tuesday night's Village Board Meeting, Oak Lawn Village Manager Larry Deetjen used a portion of a long meeting to talk about social media once again. Deetjen, who has often complained that social media, blogs, and media news sites are...
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Chicago Woman is Spitting Mad That Her Legal Arguments Fail
A legal education based on watching Judge Judy is probably not sufficient when the police turn on the lights. That doesn't stop some defendants from relying on that type of knowledge when questioned. On August 18th, Oak Lawn police officers saw a...
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TIP It: Hit List 2.0?
Oak Lawn Park District’s New Patron Passport Program Did you know that the Oak Lawn Park District has over 20 playgrounds? Discover them all by participating in the Oak Lawn Park District's first ever Patron Passport Program. This fun and...
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