A 25-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping and robbing two teenagers in south suburban Oak Forest earlier this month.
Oak Forest police arrested Jeremy Brown-Elliot, 19, of Midlothian, Aug. 18 on car burglary charges.
Jason Akai of Oak Forest pleaded not guilty this week to 23 criminal felony counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child under 13.
A Harvey man driving on a suspended license faces a felony charge in a crash that killed a 62-year-old motorcyclist in Oak Forest, cops say.
Two people were shot overnight outside The Linger Martini Bar in Oak Forest.
Jason Akai was indicted on 23 criminal felony counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child under 13 and of child pornography.
The suspect hit First Secure Bank and may have robbed banks in Oak Forest and Tinley in June. The FBI is offering an award for his arrest.
Oak Forest police are downplaying rumors of attempted kidnapping near El Morro Park last Thursday
The Oak Forest Fire Department was approved for a low-interest loan that will permit the department to update its aging engine fleet.
An Oak Forest man and a Chicago man have been charged in the shooting last week in unincorporated Oak Forest near Camp Sullivan.
A 20-year-old man was shot early Monday morning near Camp Sullivan in unincorporated Oak Forest.
An ex-Oak Forest fire chief is being given a second chance after pleading guilty to theft and paying back what he stole from the department
Jason Akai's arrest on child pornography charges do not appear to be tied to his time with Boy Scouts of America, police said.
A Buffalo Grove woman also faces two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and child pornography of a victim under 13 years old.
An 18-year-old being held for robbing a Dollar Tree store in Homewood, has been tied to a second armed robbery in Oak Forest, cops said.
A Markham man has been identified as the victim of shooting in Oak Forest last Wednesday.
One man is dead after a shooting connected to a possible robbery Wednesday night on 167th Street in Oak Forest.
The Oak Forest man told police he hit his child seven times with a belt buckle for misbehaving in school, prosecutor said.
Oak Forest man has two prior DUI convictions, prosecutor said.
The Midlothian Police Department is looking for an administrative assistant to work 15 to 20 hours a week.
Jose Quiroz of Posen taunted Midlothian police on Facebook to come get him. Little did he know that they would.
Don't be alarmed at the police presence on Cicero today. Oak Forest police say they are only training. Expect it to clear up around 4 p.m.
Oak Forest police said that Jerrold T. Gibbons, 56, crashed into an officer's car on purpose last Friday. The officer was hurt in the crash.
Police say a man stole two cartons of mail from a postal truck. They're asking to people to call USPS if they think they're missing mail.
Don't be alarmed: Tichan House is not on fire. Oak Forest's Fire Department is holding training there for the rest of this week.
Delaneo Jackson, 37, was charged with a felony after a reported shooting at the Rocking Horse Sunday. The shooting suspect is at large.
Terrance Hale, 26, of Oak Forest, was found shot several times on a sidewalk Sunday night in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
The 55-year-old woman was reportedly shot several times while driving at about 10 p.m. Monday.
Federal charges filed against Chicago man who is accused of two armed carjackings that injured an Oak Forest cop and construction worker.
Oak Forest man beat and sexually assaulted his teenage girlfriend after she texted him that she wanted to break up, prosecutor said.
A bomb threat at Oak Forest High School shut down the school Thursday, but police have cleared the area. Classes resume Tuesday.
Police said Dennis A. Wasko Jr. and Melvin A. Sandahl had been arguing before Wasko shot his stepfather to death.
Charges say he claimed to have used the funds to fix a city-owned car, but really used them to fix his own.
The Oak Forest Police Department is now accepting applications for police officers, with officer testing set for Feb. 2019.
Oak Forest police are running testing in February to consider future officers.
Cook County Sheriff's Police ask for public's help in identifying individuals who may have information about a fatal bar shooting.
The account by another security guard at the Robbins bar contradicts the initial report of the fatal shooting by Illinois State Police.
The Midlothian cop who fatally shot Jemel Roberson outside a Robbins bar has been placed on administrative leave.
Jemel Roberson, who was fatally shot by police outside a Robbins bar, was the father of a 9-month-old son and had hopes of becoming a cop.
UPDATED: Gunfire erupted at the Robbins tavern early Sunday, and Jemel Roberson, 26, was killed when police responded.