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Oak Lawn mayor touts low levy, credit upgrades and business license reforms
Summary
At a State of the Village address, Oak Lawn's mayor highlighted that the village levy is lower than in 2011, credited recent Moody's and S&P upgrades to improved finances, and announced a simplified business‑license schedule and lower fees to support local employers.
The mayor of the Village of Oak Lawn delivered the 2025 State of the Village address, saying the village has worked to keep its property tax levy low while rolling out economic measures to help local businesses.
"We have not raised our levy at all over the last 15 years," the mayor said, noting that the village receives less than 9% of the property taxes collected from local owners. He called recent Cook County reassessments — which in some cases increased bills by more than 50% — a…
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