Oak Forest Local Business Guide: What’s Open Or Closed In Town

OAK FOREST, IL — The coronavirus is having a profound impact on the global economy, and has been particularly damaging to local businesses that depend on foot-traffic and in-person interactions with their customers. Even so, many businesses have found ways to stay open and to offer delivery, pick-up and safe-distance transactions to serve the community.

We put a call out to local businesses on Oak Forest Patch this week and asked them to update their status, give details on how you can continue to patronize them and to let the community know how they can best help during these challenging times.

You can find the local guide here.

Here are what just a few local businesses are doing:

• Precision Dance Project, 4722 W. 147th St. in Midlothian is hosting online classes for $8 a class.
• Jordan Insurance Services, 15859 S. Ridgeland Ave. Suite B is giving quotes by phone and online.
• Gaelic Park, 6119 W. 147th St. is only doing takeout orders, and on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays only.
• TVG Medulla LLC, 5424 W. 159th St. is offering free healthcare to frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

We’re going to keep this guide live throughout the impact of the coronavirus, to help our readers support the businesses that serve Oak Forest. Businesses can update their status in the guide at any time. To help support our local merchants and business owners, we encourage you to share this article or the link to the guide with neighbors, via email and social media. The businesses need our support.

Patch will be rolling out a number of new initiatives and resources to help local business owners in the coming days, so stay tuned and please stay safe.

If you're a business owner who has not yet listed your status in our guide, head over here and fill out the form.