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Oak Forest News

Local news for Oak Forest, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Friday May 9 | Herald News

Police: Gang members beat man

“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

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Friday May 2 | Political Gateway

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News April 28, 2008

“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

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Wednesday Apr 30 | Chicago Tribune

Counterfeit sneakers seized from Chicago-area storage unit

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

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Tuesday Apr 29 | WBBM-AM Chicago

Oak Forest Fire Officials Close Apartment Complex After Porch Collapses

“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

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Sunday Apr 27 | Chicago Sun-Times

Bearing costs of a tragedy

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

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Thursday Apr 24 | WGN-AM Chicago

Strangling Death of Suburban Boy Ruled Accident

Police say the mother of a 3-year-old Oak Forest boy found her son dead, hanging from the cord of a window blind. via WGN-AM Chicago

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Wednesday Apr 23 | Cbs2chicago.com

Boy Accidentally Strangles Self In Venetian Blinds

OAK FOREST, Ill. A 3-year-old Oak Forest boy apparently strangled himself accidentally when he became caught in a cord attached to window blinds at his home Tuesday evening, authorities said. via Cbs2chicago.com

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Sunday Apr 20 | Chicago Sun-Times

Man arrested after hostage situation ends peacefully

“We had to take every precaution based on the information we had at the time”

One man faces charges Thursday after police negotiated a peaceful end to a hostage standoff Wednesday in southwest suburban Oak Forest. via Chicago Sun-Times

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Friday Apr 18 | Chicago Tribune

Oak Forest man faces weapon, domestic battery charges after standoff

An Oak Forest man who barricaded himself in his apartment for three hours Wednesday after allegedly beating his girlfriend was released Thursday after promising to appear in court, authorities said. via Chicago Tribune

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Wednesday Apr 16 | NBC Channel 5

Man Holding Child Hostage In Oak Forest

Two Injured In Incident An armed man has taken a child hostage Wednesday afternoon and barricaded himself in a southwest suburban apartment, police said. via NBC Channel 5

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Oak Forest, Illinois is located in Cook County and is part of the Chicago Metro Area. Zip codes in Oak Forest include 60452.