Crime & Safety
Update: Body Found Near Forest Preserve Trail in Oak Forest
The body of a 19-year-old male was found Monday night near 158th and Ridgeland.

No foul play is suspected in the death of a 19-year-old man whose body was found Monday night near a Cook County Forest Preserve trail at 158th and Ridgeland in Oak Forest.
Michael O’Connell, 19, of Oak Forest, was pronounced dead at 10:18 p.m. His death has been ruled a suicide, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
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