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Some seek memorial; others couldn't avoid it
Tom Melton walked into an Oak Forest restaurant for lunch and asked to change the sports channel to the funeral extravaganza of Michael Jackson.
Violent past, slain wife -- but no arrests
Two days before Irma Rodriguez was to be in court for a hearing in her divorce case, she disappeared from her Oak Forest home.
Woman's $3 ATM Fee Ends Up Costing Bank $90K
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Police: Lane Bryant investigation not cold
Tinley Park police recently turned down the chance to tell the story of the Lane Bryant massacre investigation on national TV.
Cantigny Post 367 VFW: Every 3rd Friday of the month, Polka music by Bob Mutz with "BIG" John Churnovic at Cantigny Post 367 VFW.
Oak Forest farmstead faces demolition
The life of a 175-year-old farmstead is drawing to a close, and the Johnson family has accepted that inevitability.
The Empress casino in Joliet will reopen at 10:30 a.m. today, more than three months after a fire destroyed the facility's entertainment pavilion.
Suspended coach flip-flops on use of tobacco-quitting substance
Suspended Oak Forest baseball coach Ron Czarnecki on Friday said he indeed used a smokeless tobacco substitute during games in the past couple of years, a day after saying he didn't. Czarnecki on Friday said he didn't understand the question when he said Thursday that he'd never used the product during games.
Oak Forest baseball coach suspended after tobacco accusation
For Ron Czarnecki, it's a case of three strikes and you're out as varsity baseball coach at Oak Forest High School.
Illinois man's home is a museum, housing 600.
You can keep your iPod and your satellite radio. MP3s? Jack LaVelle has no use for them.
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Annexed Oak Forest residents want tax break
Whether the feud between the city of Oak Forest and residents forcibly annexed into the city in 2007 continues is up to Mayor Hank Kuspa and the city council, the residents say.
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The prevailing wisdom for controlling stray/feral cat populations is to trap the cats and simply euthanize them.
45 Percent of Global Swine Flu Cases Found in USA
Of the 39,620 cases of novel H1N1 influenza reported worldwide as of June 17, almost half of them are in the United States.
Child's Death is Illinois' 8th from H1N1
The death of one child and two adults brings Illinoisa TM H1N1 death total to eight.
Family of murdered mom fears husband
The family of Irma Rodriguez, an Oak Forest mother of three who was found shot dead in the trunk of her car earlier this month, fear so much for their safety that they have filed an emergency order of protection against Rodriguez's estranged husband.
Kuspa to meet with annexed residents
Oak Forest Mayor Hank Kuspa and city staff will meet with residents living near 167th Street and Cicero Avenue to talk about the ongoing dispute over the residents' forced annexation.
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Kuspa to meet with annexed residents
Oak Forest Mayor Hank Kuspa and city staff will meet with residents living near 167th Street and Cicero Avenue to talk about the ongoing dispute over the residents' forced annexation.
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Oak Forest to cap long-unused well
Oak Forest officials have decided to permanently seal a well that hasn't provided water to the city in 35 years.
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Oak Forest officials think by bringing two events together in the same place and time, both will benefit by increased turnout.
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Oak Forest firefighters receive awards for service
For Jim Pioth, the best possible character trait a fire investigator can have is persistence.
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