Oak Forest’s legendary pizza establishment is back on track and picking up steam with palette-pleasing Italian fare and an old-fashioned atmosphere.
ATA Black Belt Academy and Karate for Kids here in Oak Forest isn’t just a place where kids learn Taekwondo, but a place where they strive to make the experience an achievement in personal development.
Tiny dancers, graceful gymnasts and family teamwork combine to make Legacy Dance Studio in Oak Forest a great success.
Oak Forest Cosmetology School continues to thrive with an owner who is passionate about his craft and students.
With weather a bit more pleasant than the first time around, shoppers turned out steadily throughout Tuesday's farmers market.
Even as the seasons change, the local flower shop continues to offer creative arrangements for any occasion, owner Julie Markert says.
Our weeks of drink sipping and beer garden sitting culminate in a guide to three towns' worth of beer gardens. Pay our favorites (and yours) a visit as summer winds down.
Local shop focuses on artistic expression.
This week we dig cold brews among sand volleyball courts, spend time in little Italy and lounge near the fire pit.
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board unanimously approved the medical center's plans for new building and parking garage. Groundbreaking is scheduled for October.
For dog owners who need a place for their dog to stay—and play—get an inside look at Oak Forest's 4 Paws Playhouse.
Private printer has been providing personal care to local businesses and residents for over 35 years.
Animal clinic combines family service with latest technologies.
Les brothers Tom and Pete become second generation of successful restauranteurs.
We wanted to know just whose slices are the nicest, so Patch sent the biggest pizza fan we know on a mission to taste one each from Orland Park, Tinley Park and Oak Forest.
Owner Sabrina Rasmussen hopes you'll stop in and sample the "The Best Sub You'll Ever Eat."
Local dealer works hard to establish trust with customers.
Local business fixes up computers, game systems and hand-held devices including Mac, PC, Xbox 360, Wii, iPhones, and much more.
Olive Garden and Pizza Hut take the top placings in the opinion of 80,000 American consumers surveyed, according to The Chicago Tribune.
One of Oak Forest's more well-known spots, Blarney Stone's owners offer tried and true takes on food, drink and fun.
This week's Chowdown Showdown seeks out the best Italian beef in Oak Forest and Tinley Park.
The people at Vacha Forest Flowers put the personal touch on your trip to the florist.
Which ice cream spots on the South Side have the sweetest treat? Patch finds out.
With several businesses to the family name, the Rivera's know the ropes of the business world—including owning and operating Villa Rivera in Oak Forest.
Oak Forest's own Lisa Callaghan and Tinley's Bev Thomas started up 2 Sisters Frozen Custard in Oak Forest, and have kept it going right up the road in Midlothian.
Local company is becoming the expert realtor for residents.
'Sense of Serenity' offers massages, manicures, pedicures, facials—and friendships.
Oak Forest Bowl has become a city staple, for bowling, food and summer fun.
Who has the tastiest half-rack in our area?
Alderman Rich Simon and his family have built a community staple, grounded in family and developed since 1968.
Sister act creates a unique little bar and grill in Oak Forest.
Local restaurant melds Japanese and Korean cuisine into home-style experience.
Meanwhile, some area suburbs are seeking bids to aggregate electricity for residents in the hope of lowering costs.
In just two years, All Charged Up has become a go-to for battery needs—but it wasn't always in the plans for Dave and Jean Beechy.
In our introductory edition of Chowdown Showdown, reporter Joe Fletcher digs in to narrow down readers' suggestions for the best burger, declaring an overall 'Best Burger in Town.'
That's what local bar owners say about the possibility of relaxing the state smoking ban by allowing permits for pubs. But some folks like the clean air in the tavern now.
The Oak Forest-Crestwood Area Chamber of Commerce offers two buses to bring you where you want to be during the Fleadh. Patch gives you the pick-up locations and times.
Patch features local real estate listings each week.
Each day leading up to the Fleadh, Patch will feature a business participating in the Fleadh's Pub and Restaurant Open House Saturday, March 12.
The 10-pump fueling station was part of the grocer's contract for the 72,000 square foot project, said Community Development Director Adam Dotson.