Driving School in Oak Lawn, IL

Top Driver Oak Lawn is at 10808 S Cicero Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 — on Cicero Ave near 108th St, in the Oak Lawn commercial corridor. The location is easy to find from I-294 (about two miles west) and from I-55 (about three miles north). Free parking is available in the shared retail-center lot. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central time.

Top Driver Oak Lawn serves students from Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge, Burbank, Evergreen Park, and Hometown — the heart of Chicago's Southwest Suburbs. The location draws primarily from ZIP codes 60453, 60459, 60643, 60655, 60803, 60805, and is convenient for families across Cook County. Whether you live in central Oak Lawn, near Advocate Christ Medical Center, or out toward Chicago Ridge Mall, Top Driver Oak Lawn is within a short drive.

Top Driver Oak Lawn serves students from three area high schools: Oak Lawn Community High School, Marist High School, and Brother Rice High School. The location offers Behind-The-Wheel pickup at these schools, so students can be picked up directly from school for their driving lessons rather than coordinating transportation home and then to a separate driving session. Custom pickup arrangements may be available for students attending other area schools — call the central office to ask.

Top Driver Oak Lawn offers Top Driver's full slate of Illinois programs. Teen driver education is available in four package tiers: Diamond ($1,010), Platinum ($810), Gold ($685 — the most popular tier), and Silver ($585). Adult programs include the Illinois 6-Hour Online Adult Drivers Ed Course ($49), Behind-The-Wheel-Only packages ($600 for 6 hours, $800 for 8 hours), and the Adult Remedial Course ($99) for license reinstatement. Top Driver Oak Lawn also provides road test service for adult students who don't have a vehicle to use for the official Illinois SoS road test. The Specialized Program for students with ADHD and Other Executive Functioning Disorders is also available at this location for families who need a tailored teaching approach.

Yes. Top Driver Oak Lawn provides complimentary home pickup and dropoff for Behind-The-Wheel sessions for students living in the 60453, 60459, 60643, 60655, 60803, 60805 ZIP codes. Students outside those ZIP codes can be picked up at Oak Lawn Community High School, Marist High School, Brother Rice High School where Top Driver runs pickup routes — or meet their instructor at the Top Driver Oak Lawn classroom on 10808 S Cicero Ave.

Yes. Top Driver is one of the few Illinois driving schools approved as a Cooperative Road Test provider, which means eligible teen students who complete a Top Driver teen driver education program can take their official Secretary of State road test with their Top Driver instructor at the Oak Lawn location — instead of waiting weeks for an appointment at a Driver Services facility. To qualify for the Cooperative Road Test, students must complete all required Behind-The-Wheel hours, pass an in-vehicle pre-test evaluation, and meet the standard Illinois SoS requirements for permit hold time and supervised practice driving (50 hours, including 10 at night).

Top Driver Oak Lawn is staffed by Illinois Secretary of State–licensed driver education instructors with years of experience teaching Southwest Suburbs teens and adults. Recent students have specifically called out instructors Marty and Richard for their patience, clear communication, and ability to keep new drivers calm during stressful first lessons. Every Top Driver instructor at Oak Lawn is trained in the Driver Intelligence™ curriculum and undergoes regular performance evaluations. All training vehicles are equipped with dashcams, providing students, parents, and instructors with a record of every Behind-The-Wheel session.

The closest Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services facility to Top Driver Oak Lawn is the Bridgeview Driver Services facility at 8127 W 79th St in Bridgeview — approximately three miles north of the Top Driver classroom. The Bridgeview facility offers first-time driver's license issuance, instruction permits, and road test services. Top Driver students who qualify for the Cooperative Road Test program can complete their road test at the Top Driver Oak Lawn location instead, avoiding the wait for a Bridgeview appointment.

Yes. Top Driver Oak Lawn is one of the central driving school locations for Chicago's Southwest Suburbs. In addition to Oak Lawn, the location serves students from Chicago Ridge, Burbank, Evergreen Park, Hometown — and draws students from neighboring communities including Bridgeview, Hometown, Oak Forest, and Worth. For families in the Southwest Suburbs who don't have a Top Driver classroom in their immediate town, the Oak Lawn location is typically the closest option. Top Driver also has additional Southwest Suburbs locations in Homer Glen, Chicago Christian (Palos Heights), and Hinsdale — see the full location directory to find the closest one.

Top Driver was founded in 2003 and has trained more than 250,000 new drivers from 42 classroom locations across Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Top Driver is Illinois's largest private driving school, with deep roots in the Southwest Suburbs — many Oak Lawn families have had multiple children go through the program over the years.

Top Driver Oak Lawn is a state-approved driver education provider, licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State. Top Driver is also approved as an Illinois SoS Cooperative Road Test provider — one of a small number of Illinois driving schools authorized to administer the official road test directly. Every Top Driver instructor at Oak Lawn is licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State and passes a background check before being cleared to work with students. All training vehicles are equipped with dashcams. Top Driver's curriculum, called Driver Intelligence™, goes beyond Illinois's minimum requirements — covering hazard prediction, decision-making frameworks, and post-license skill maintenance.

Enroll online by selecting your program package on the Top Driver enrollment portal, or call (800) 374-8373 to speak with the Oak Lawn office. We'll match your teen to an upcoming classroom cohort and schedule the first Behind-The-Wheel session at your preferred pace.