Oak Lawn News

Get an early start on your treasure hunting this weekend with Oak Lawn Patch's handy, interactive garage and yard sale map.

Cute shoes are some of the best things about summer and with toes, we can have fun with designs and pick bright colors we'd hesitate to use on our fingernails.

Pablo Garcia, 29 , is wanted on a charge of driving under the influence. Bail was set at $25,000. His last known address is the 9200 block of South Pulaski Road.

H L Richards High class of 2014 quarterback Tommy Mister picked up his first offer when Notre Dame extended one Wednesday, and he spoke to IrishEyes.com about what it means, and his knowledge of the program.

Not since the 'theatrics of the fight' -when Oak Lawn trustees and the mayor battled their way through the Feb.

This year's Farmer's Market in Oak Lawn will be the biggest yet, said Deputy Village Clerk Chris O'Grady, who has been in charge of the annual market for the past seven years.

Services have been set for Kaylah Lentine, the 14-year-old Hometown girl who died Friday after being hit by a pickup truck Thursday while crossing Southwest Highway at Cicero Avenue in Oak Lawn while en route to school.

Two suspects are in custody in connection with the weekend stabbing death of a 17-year-old Chicago Heights boy, which is believed to be gang-related, police said Tuesday.

Oak Lawn Police have issued a community alert for an attempted child abduction on Tuesday afternoon.

Veterans Wellness Week: Chiro One Wellness Centers are offering complimentary consultations to veterans and active duty military personnel 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. May 30 and 31.

Beneath a sun-kissed sky, Johnson-Phelps VFW Post 5220 paid tribute to veterans and active military that served their country, especially those who paid the ultimate price.

A 35-year-old man was fatally shot and at least eight others were injured in separate overnight shootings across the city.

"She was in no hurry to grow up," recalled her mom, Krista Wilkinson, as she sat in the family kitchen just two days after her oldest child was pronounced dead.

The Village of Oak Lawn and the Oak Lawn Park Distric t kick off their outstanding summer concert series tonight with the classic rock and soul band NETWORK.

May 19:A Ryan A. Hewitt, 22, of the 2500 block of Ryan Court in Naperville, was charged with driving under the influence, improper lane use, illegal transportation of alcohol, speeding in a construction zone and driving on the wrong side of road after a traffic stop near the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Wolf Road.

A ruse burglary may have resulted in gold jewelry valued at $180,000 and several thousand dollars in cash being stolen May 8 from a house in the 19400 block of Brookside Glen Court, according to police.

Richards High School JROTC students Zhane Houston, Brianna O'Brien, Kathleen Spyrnal and Bleu Strong each received full ROTC college scholarships.

An Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School student who was hit by a pickup truck Thursday has died, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

On Thursday, May 24th at approximately 8:13 a.m., Oak Lawn police and Fire units were dispatched to a pick-up truck and pedestrian crash at Southwest highway and Cicero ave.

About 12:17 a.m. on May 21, Burr Ridge Police stopped a car near the intersection of Rt 83 and Nielson for not having a rear registration license plate light.