Southland Residents Line Up To See Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

OAK LAWN, IL -- Over a thousand smiling Southland residents lined up to catch a glimpse of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile parked in front of Mariano’s. Hotdoggers Kelli Schulte and Cheyenne Herron, who have been enjoying the romance of the open road in a 27-foot-long hot dog, said it was one of the wienermobile’s biggest turnouts.

“We normally get around 200 but this is big,” Schulte said, a recent Iowa State University graduate. “We’ve served over 900 hotdogs.”

Some adults seemed more excited than the kids for the chance to get up close and personal with the wienermobile. Several adult men pestered the hotdoggers for whistles. Kids tossed bean bags and poked their heads through hotdog cutouts for photo ops in front of the big hotdog. Visitors were treated to free hotdogs, courtesy of Oscar Mayer.

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will be at the Elmhurst Mariano’s (678 N York Raod) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 29, and at the Naperville Mariano’s (1300 S Naper Blvd.) on Sunday, July . same time. The wienermobile will also be in the Rolling Meadows Fourth of July Parade, stepping off at 11:30 a.m.

Watch the video of the Wienermobile's landing in Oak Lawn.