Oak Lawn
A village in Cook County, Illinois — population 54,376 as of 2020.
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Good Neighbors: Kandi Corbbins practices and teaches hair-apy
Good Neighbors is an ongoing series introducing readers to local caregivers doing cool things in the community. For fall 2026, the hot back-to-school hair looks, as Kandi Corbbins has observed, include “a heavy emphasis [on] urban ethnic culture.” Boho braids, with hair loose at…
Community Groups & Organizations🎉Join Melrose Community Outreach for National Night Out 2026 on Tuesday, October 6 from 5:30 – 7:00 PM! Celebrate community spirit, enjoy free food and games, and honor the legacy […]
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Latino community celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month at Levy Center
People of all ages filled the gym at the Levy Senior Center on Sunday afternoon for a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration hosted by Latinos en Evanston Northshore, a nonprofit that aims to create a thriving local Latino community where all families and older adults are connected.…
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Read all about it! Northlight’s ‘The Front Page’ is a marvelous opener for new theater
Northlight Theatre is presenting its inaugural production of The Front Page at its new Evanston location through October 25, featuring a cast of local actors in a meticulously rendered 1920s newsroom setting. Read all about it! Northlight’s ‘The Front Page’ is a marvelous opener…
Creatives & Arts
McGaw YMCA offering free learn-to-swim lessons for children ages 3 to 10 in October
The McGaw YMCA in Evanston is offering a free, five-day learn-to-swim program for children ages 3 to 10. It will run Monday, Oct. 26, through Friday, Oct. 30. This program is designed specifically for beginner swimmers and for families who may not otherwise have access to swim…
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Evanston, Ill.’s Black history archive takes on a new fight over reparations
The Shorefront Legacy Center, a small archive in a church basement in Evanston, Ill., collects papers and objects that tell the history of the city's Black community.
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Oak Lawn by the numbers
- Area
- 8.57 sq mi (22.2 km²)
- Median age
- 40.3
- Households
- 21,618
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $83,911
- Median house value
- $281,200
- Office
- FINANCE OFFICER
- Address
- 9446 RAYMOND AVE, OAK LAWN, IL 60453