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Published July 2, 2008 at 10:18 a.m. Category: Arts & Entertainment Tags: Courtney Cox Tuesday July 1st, 2008 - Oak Forest, IL Time for a pleasant comedy surprise and I got one.

Thanks to an Illinois Department of Transportation grant, Orland Park will hire a consultant to form regional plans for the 159th Street Corridor.

Police investigating the Lane Bryant murders are looking into whether the case is connected to a Dolton shooting that happened this week, much like any other tip they have received, authorities said.

Tinley Park police released a lifelike computer image Tuesday of the gunman wanted in the Lane Bryant slayings.

This year Oak Fest will have a Comedy Night along with the usual festivities.

Oak Forest will soon propose a bond issue of about $7.4 million to pay for some of the redevelopment costs of the Gateway project at the northwest corner of 159th Street and Cicero Avenue.

As Oak Forest city administrator Steve Jones finished out his last days before leaving last week for a new job, city officials were moving forward on finding a successor, whom they hope to name within the next ...

Oak Forest police received an unusual request last summer, when they were asked to store guns for a man being released from a mental institution.

Meatball championship The Bartolini's American Meatball Eating Championship will take place during the St.

One of three men accused of forcing their way into an Oak Forest home and holding the family at gunpoint was convicted, officials said Wednesday.

It had been rumored for weeks but Community Motors Pontiac/GMC Truck owners confirmed to Oak Forest city officials last week that the dealership would be moving down 159th Street to Tinley Park this week.

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Kevin Mahlum, of Oak Forest, is a detail technician at the Delta Sonic car wash in Tinley Park.

Ready or not, summer is upon us with its many music, food and cultural fests and fairs.

“The officer approached the house and watched through the window as the man took a handgun from the waistband of his pants and placed it behind a washer and dryer”

Police say a man was beaten by three rival gang members early Thursday. Around 1 a.m., officers found the victim "beaten and unconscious" in the parking lot of La Alameda Restaurant, 231 Ruby St. via Herald News

“It sounds trivial but Frank has been the victim of theft”

The number of strippers and strip clubs in Toronto is declining, with former dancers blaming the Internet for putting them out of work. via Political Gateway

Suburban Chicago police officers say they're investigating a counterfeit ring after they discovered 15,000 pairs of fake Nike sneakers in a storage unit last week. via Chicago Tribune

“That's the first time a woman's ever saved me”

One friend heroically pulled another to safety during a porch collapse. Donald Siple Jr., of the sixth unit in the apartment complex at 16138 Cicero Ave., said he was standing on his front porch near the ... via WBBM-AM Chicago

Dear Fixer: My fiance, Tyrone Henry, was the victim of a homicide last Sept. 1. He was sleeping on my living room couch when a bullet came through a window and killed him. via Chicago Sun-Times