20120608PR - Village's Commercial Areas Revitalization Plan receives 2012 award
VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK’S COMMERCIAL AREAS REVITALIZATION PLAN
RECEIVES AWARD FROM CHADDICK INSTITUTE
Oak Brook, Illinois, 8 June 2012 –
The Village of Oak Brook’s Commercial Areas
Revitalization Plan was selected runner-up for the
2012 Chaddick Municipal Development Award,
honoring innovation in managing the development
process to promote favorable outcomes over a period
of four years or more. The Village was honored at the Chaddick Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 7, at
the Chaddick Institute of DePaul University in Chicago. President Gopal Lalmalani and former trustee and
current Commercial Revitalization and Streetscape Committee Chair Jeff Kennedy received the award on
behalf of the Village. Also in attendance were Village Manager David Niemeyer and Community
Development Director Robert Kallien. The Chaddick Institute will present the formal award at the Village
Board of Trustees meeting on July 10 at 7 p.m.
“The selection committee was especially impressed with how Oak Brook reached out to residents via
the homeowner associations and included the Plan Commission in the process,” said Joseph P. Schwieterman,
Director of the Chaddick Institute. “The committee also noted how these actions resulted in agreement
between the residents and the business community over pro-business improvements, including their
impressive sign code modernization.”
In the past, the Chaddick Municipal Development Award has recognized communities for
innovative approaches in areas such as zoning, development approvals, subdivision regulation, design review,
and sign control. The Chaddick Institute is an organization that seeks to advance the principles of effective
land use, transportation, and community planning.
“This is a significant achievement for the Village,” said Village President Gopal Lalmalani. “The
award signifies the important role our Plan has had in the redevelopment of our 22nd Street commercial
corridor, and the commitment we have made to involve residents and businesses in developing and
implementing the Plan.”
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Village of Oak Brook
Media Contact: David Niemeyer / (630) 368-5026
PRESS RELEASE
About the Village of Oak Brook:
Founded in 1958, the Village of Oak Brook is located 15 miles west of downtown Chicago and is in proximity to the
junction of Interstates 88, 294, and 290. The Village consists mostly of residential subdivisions, and houses the
Oakbrook Center shopping mall and other retail and office properties along 22nd Street and Interstate 88. Oak
Brook is the home of many corporate offices, most notably, the world headquarters of McDonald’s Corporation and
the service club organization Lions Clubs International. The village levies no municipal property taxes.