Growth–economic, recreational, educational and even historical–is a common theme for these southwest suburban neighbors.
Whether it’s the additional retail space on the drawing board in Orland Park or the new convention center and hotel under construction in Tinley Park, business development plans are drawing on past successes and positioning each town for a prosperous future.
Schools are expanding with the population and tweaking lesson plans to meet tougher state standards. And the parks departments are planning attractions to entertain and challenge young and old.
Of course, expansion can lead to tension, too, among them clogged intersections and colliding visions for the future. But growing pains are a part of life, and that’s what this section on the towns is meant to reflect.
