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Oak Lawn village trustees thanked village administrators Tuesday for their work on a balanced budget to take effect Jan. 1, approved 6-0, that projects a total of $277 million in expenses and $256 million in revenues, which includes a 4.7% village property tax levy increase.

“We do it year after year, and I think it gets taken for granted because we do such a good job. You look on the news at what’s going on in the city of Chicago, and you look at the village of Oak Lawn: Where would you rather live?” Trustee Ralph Soch asked, referencing the conflict between Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and aldermen.

“It was a difficult budget,” Village Manager Thomas Phelan. “We started six, eight weeks ago with an $8 million projected deficit, and throu

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