Oak Lawn Halloween House Decorating Winners Announced

OAK LAWN, IL — Three Oak Lawn families won tombstone trophies and bragging rights for having the most gruesome, scariest and creative Halloween displays.

Oak Lawn Trustee Paul Mallo (Dist. 3), chair of the special events committee, awarded the tombstone trophies during Tuesday’s village board meeting to the first, second and third place winners.

A panel of judges from the special events committee and sponsor Midnight Terror Haunted House toured the 24 entries before Halloween.

The 2024 winners are:

First Place

“Hills of Unrest”
Joe Merkle
8836 S. 51st Ave.
Joe and his dad have been decorating their front yard for Halloween for many years. This year the Merkles added a bell tower. Their neighbor loves their display so much that she let Joe expand his display to her yard.

Second Place

No Name
Jose Davalos
10920 S Keeler Ave
We have long loved Jose’s hazardous workplace display where all the employees are dead. An amazing display of handmade monsters populate this scary yard in Oak Lawn. We think Jose needs to come up with a name.

Third Place

Alien Invasion on Keeler
Mike & Cindie Smith
10332 S Keeler Ave.

Patch also appreciates all three winners for submitting their scary yards to Patch’s list of the best Halloween displays over the years. Bring on Christmas!