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Neo-traditional downtowns emerge in South Suburbs
Downtown revitalization sweeps Homewood Park Forest and Olympia Fields as villages embrace neo-traditional main streets. Plans include 183rd Street and Dixie Highway upgrades, a Park Forest transit link, 65 new Victoria Place homes, and a civic center near Olympia Fields Lake with mixed use, cultural facilities, and rail station access.
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Homewood
Park Forest
Olympia Fields
Larry McClellan
Governors State University
McClellan
Frankfort
Tinley Park
Blue Island
United States
Centre Plaza
Sears
Goldblatt’s
Marshall Field’s
Lincoln Mall
Matteson
Western Avenue
Jerry Shnay
Orchard Drive
Walgreens
Victoria Place
Shnay
Time Magazine
Ilinois
George Scully
Jones
Lake of Olympia
Phil Faso