Editing Oak Lawn, Illinois (section)

=== Downtown redevelopment ===
[[File:Oak lawn metra station sm.jpg|thumb|right|Oak Lawn Metra station]]

Starting in 2002, downtown Oak Lawn (95th Street between Tulley Avenue and 55th Court) became the target of a massive redevelopment program; properties on the north and south sides of 95th Street were demolished. Eventually, several square blocks were leveled, making room for several multistory, high-end condominium complexes with retail space on the main floors. Part of the project was the expansion of the [[Metra]] [[Oak Lawn station|commuter train station]] that houses a retail/office center and a new  children's museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmoaklawn.org/|title=Children's Museum in Oak Lawn|website=Children's Museum in Oak Lawn}}</ref> This complex also includes a multistory parking garage. Downtown Oak Lawn as seen today bears little resemblance to the downtown from 2002. It now features modern high-rise buildings, new shopping areas, a large contemporary Metra train station,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/sws/station.OAKLAWN.html|title=Metra train station|access-date=January 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111213359/https://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/sws/station.OAKLAWN.html|archive-date=January 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and several new retail and service facilities.