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Calling All Pet Owners and Shoppers (Oak Lawn) Author: Lisa May 24

Join the Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Village of Oak Lawn on June 13th, for the 3rd Annual Pet Parade & Shop Oak Lawn Sale. Get creative and dress your pets and yourselves in costumes. The pet parade will kick off at 10:00 am at the Oak Lawn Hometown Middle School at 99th St. and 54th Ave. After the parade, join us at the Village Green to enjoy food, fun and good times for the entire family. The Village Green is located at 94th & Cook Ave., just north of the Oak Lawn Library.

Category: Illinois, Oak Lawn | Tags: Chamber of commerce, costume, family, Middle school, Oak Lawn Illinois, Pet, United States, Village Green | One Comment

2009 Summer Concert & Outdoor Movie Series (Oak Lawn) Author: Lisa May 23

We are pleased to announce our 2009 Friday Night Movie and Sunday Night Summer Concert schedules. These events are free, so bring your picnic baskets, refreshments, lawn chairs, and blankets and enjoy some summer fun with the whole family!

Friday Night Movies (movies begin at dusk)
June 12 – Pirates of the Carribean 1
June 26 – Wall-E
July 10 – Blues Brothers (Adult Night)
July 24 – Night at the Museum
August 14 – ET
August 28 – Iron Man (Adult Night)
Sunday Night Concerts (7pm – 10pm)
May 24 – Railroad Gin
June 14 – The Well
June 28 – Tin Horse
July 12 – Retroactive
July 26 – BMR4
August 9 – 80’s Enough
August 23 – Last Call
Food will be available from the Oak Lawn Cub Scouts (hot dogs, soda & chips, Christensen’s Wagon (popcorn & lemon shake-ups), and Millie’s Ice Cream. The Village Green is located directly east of the Municipal Center and north of the Library.

Category: Illinois, Oak Lawn | Tags: Baking and Confections, Cooking, Frozen, Home, Hot dog, Ice cream, shopping, Village Green | One Comment

CARNIVAL CELEBRATION On the Village Green (Oak Lawn) Author: Lisa May 22

Thursday, June 18, 5:00 – 11:00 pm
Friday, June 19, 5:00 – 11:00 pm
Saturday, June 20, Noon – 11:00 pm
Sunday, June 21, Noon – 8:00 pm

As part of the Village of Oak Lawn’s ongoing celebration of our 100 Year Anniversary we will have a Summer Carnival on Thursday, June 18 through Sunday, June 21. There will be many popular, exciting rides that are sure to appease all ages. Spectacular Midways sets the standard of portable Amusement Parks in the Midwest!
Carnival Mega Passes can be purchased for $50 each at the Main Ticket Booth during the Carnival. Mega Passes allows unlimited carnival rides during the entire Carnival Celebration. Oak Lawn residents can purchase the Mega Pass at a pre-sale discounted price of $40 before Friday, June 19.
Ticket Prices and Wristbands:
(Pre-sale tickets only available to Oak Lawn residents in Clerk’s Office)
$1.00 Per Ticket – rides will require 2-4 Tickets.
Thursday & Friday: All Day Wrist Band – $20. Pre-sale – $15.
Saturday & Sunday: All Day Wrist Band $30. Pre-sale – $25.

NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES. Wristband & Megapass pre-sales are only available for Oak Lawn residents & can be purchased before Friday, June 19. Stop by The Village Hall (second floor in the Clerk’s Office) 9446 S. Raymond Avenue between 8:30am – 5:00pm. Call 708.499.7742 for additional information.
Rides for patrons with Special Disabilities are on Sunday, June 21st Noon to 2:00 p.m. Patrons with Special Disabilities will get priority-no wait seating and will ride free of charge. All participants must have a chaperone; stop by the main ticket booth to obtain a wristband.
Entertainment Schedule: Gazebo-Village Green
Thursday, June 18, 7:30pm The Walk-Ins
Friday, June 19, 7:30pm The Hat Guys
Saturday, June 20, 7:30pm Yard Full of Cars

Category: Illinois, Oak Lawn | Tags: Amusement park, Amusement ride, Box office, Summer Carnival, Ticket, Village Hall, wristband | Leave a Comment

Free Admission Pumpkin Patch Author: Lisa Oct 22

It is becoming harder and harder to find pumpkin patchs in the Chicagoland area who do not charge just to get in. However, First United Methodist Church of Oak Lawn, 100th and Central Ave in Oak Lawn, IL 60453 does not charge admission. It is open every day from October 15-31: 10:00 a.m.-dusk, Sunday: noon-dusk. Pumpkins by size not pound! They have large, small and mini pumpkins, gourds, arts & crafts, hayrides, arts & crafts, food and drinks. Beat those expensive crowded pumpkin farms!

Category: Bring the Kids, Chicagoland, Events, Illinois, Oak Lawn | Tags: admission, amp, area, Beat, Central Ave, Chicagoland, Church, dusk, Food, Free, Lawn, Methodist, mini, Oak, October, patch, Pumpkin, Pumpkins, size, Sunday, United | One Comment

Fall On The Green, Oak Lawn Illinois Author: Lisa Sep 08

If you live in the Chicagoland area, this is something you need to do. This festival happens once a year, and it is always the weekend after Labor Day. My family and I have went several years now, and each year it keeps getting better. The best part — Its free! Yes, I said free. They have something for everyone there too. They have a beer garden and live music all weekend. They actually have two music stages! They have a food area where you can try some of the local places to eat. This year they even had a rock climbing wall!

Madison’s (my 4 year old) most favorite part of this is the firefighter display.

As you can see, Madison loved this and that it isn’t a little set up. It is huge and the kids love it! This is all she talked about all the way there. They also have bathtub races for the older kids too. They have the jumpy things too. They also had a blow up train the kids cold work their way through and huge blow up slides the kids can go down. My only complaint with this is that a lot of these had kids manning them (like 12 year olds). However, it was free so I can’t complain too much. I personally enjoyed the huge craft show that they had also!

They also had clowns blowing up balloons, a guy walking around on stilts, and face painting!