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Oak Lawn, Illinois - Approx. Population 56,200
    
Oak Lawn is a community with a distinctive "home town" atmosphere, a place where people really get to know their neighbors. However, a visitor could easily forget that this beautiful, peaceful suburban village is only minutes away from Chicago, third largest city in the nation. Village fathers, past and present, have exhibited an unusually mature responsibility for developing a fine quality of community life.
Oak Lawn has gone through numerous periods of growth which were strongly influenced by its proximity to a large city, the convenience of a fine highway network and the excellent community facilities of a mass transit system.
The well-kept residential streets demonstrate the pride people take in their neighborhoods. Superb health care and fine public and private schools are located in Oak Lawn as are churches of all denominations. Cultural and recreational pursuits are available, everything from browsing in the full service public library to ice skating at the park district ice arena.
As a Commissioner for the Park District and Chamber of Commerce member, Mary Wallace will inform you on all the recent improvements taking place in the village of Oak Lawn. Such improvements include a brand new $20 Million dollar Metra station that runs 20 lines each weekday to and from downtown, two new luxury condominium mid-rises with retail on the ground level, a soon to be 10,000 square ft Children's Museum in the center of town, and a brand new middle school that provides quality education to our 6th, 7th, & 8th graders.
The Village is entering an exciting period of redevelopment as it looks to growth from within the community. Thoughtful planning is ongoing, keeping Oak Lawn at the top of the list of fine communities in the Chicago suburbs.
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General Illinois Information
Midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Lake Michigan and Indiana; Kentucky, across the Ohio R.; Missouri and Iowa, across the Mississippi R.; and Wisconsin.
Area, 56,400 sq mi (146,076 sq km).
Pop. (2000) 12,419,293, an 8.6% increase since the 1990 census.
Capital, Springfield.
Largest city, Chicago.
Nicknames, Inland Empire; Prairie State.
Motto, State Sovereignty National Union.
State bird, cardinal.
State flower, native violet.
State tree, white oak.
Rich land, adequate rainfall (32-36 in./81-91 cm annually), and a long growing season make Illinois an important agricultural state. It consistently ranks among the top states in the production of corn and soybeans. Hogs and cattle are also principal sources of farm income. Other major crops include hay, wheat, and sorghum. Beneath the fertile topsoil lies mineral wealth, including fluorspar, bituminous coal, and oil; Illinois ranks high among the states in the production of coal, and its reserves are greater than any other state east of the Rocky Mts.
Its agricultural and mineral resources, along with its excellent lines of communication and transportation, made Illinois industrial; by 1880 income from industry was almost double that from agriculture. Leading Illinois manufactures include electrical and nonelectrical machinery, food products, fabricated and primary metal products, and chemicals; printed and published materials are also important. 
Metropolitan Chicago, the country's leading rail center, is also a major industrial, as well as a commercial and financial, center. Suburbs of Chicago such as Schaumburg and Oak Brook have become important business centers. Scattered across the northern half of the state are cities with specialized industries Elgin , Peoria, Rock Island , Moline , and Rockford. Industrially important cities in central Illinois include Springfield and Decatur.
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*Information from Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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