Scott Durano will become police chief in Oak Forest following the retirement this month of Chief Jason Reid, a 27-year ...

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County wants to acquire acreage near the Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve.

Oak Forest has named a new police chief ahead of the retirement later this month of Chief Jason Reid. Reid’s last day will be Feb. 24 after more than 27 years with the city. Scott Durano ...

Two people were killed in separate crashes on Interstate 57 near 159th Street Jan. 29-30, 2025 in suburban Oak Forest. Sun-Times file photo Share Two men were killed in crashes hours apart on ...

After filing dozens of search warrants and submitting DNA evidence, police say they've identified the suspected killer as 30-year-old Dakota Petrey, who lived in an Oak Forest apartment where Ceja ...

OAK FOREST, Ill. – A situation involving a “possible armed subject” in the parking lot of an Oak Forest grocery store has ended. Police said the public was asked to avoid the Food for Less ...

One person died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a situation that prompted a SWAT team response in a south suburban Oak Forest grocery store's parking lot, authorities said.

Police initially warned people on Sunday afternoon to avoid the Food 4 Less parking lot near 159th Street and Central Avenue in Oak Forest for a “possible armed suspect.” Authorities say the ...