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Blackface performance in Oak Forest prompts rebuke from city, park district

Chicago Sun-Times 09 Aug 2025
The city of Oak Forest said the picnic was a permitted event but not city-sponsored ... The Oak Forest Park District, which wasn't affiliated with the event, responded similarly, condemning "discrimination in any form.".
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Southland crime: Oak Forest stabbing, Park Forest squatting, and more

Chicago Tribune 23 Jul 2025
Oak Forest ... Joseph Rodriguez, 21, Oak Forest, was arrested July 15 and accused of delivering more than 30 grams of cannabis and criminally defacing property following an investigation into paint ...
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Oak Forest resident charged in two unrelated murders

Houston Leader 22 Jul 2025
on July 16. The victim is identified as William Hall, 65. The suspect, Isaac Biais, 21, who shows an Oak Forest address in court records, is charged with murder in the 184th State District Court. > ... Hall, suffering from at least one gunshot wound ... .
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Oak Forest Park District works to boost oxygen in lagoon following large fish kill

Chicago Tribune 20 Jun 2025
The Oak Forest Park District is working to boost oxygen levels at a lagoon that experienced a large fish kill earlier this month ... The Oak Forest lagoon is no exception ... Lagoon Park in Oak Forest was ...
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Southland crime: Oak Forest robbery, Alsip carjacking, and more

Chicago Tribune 04 Jun 2025
Oak Forest ... Oak Lawn ... Park Forest ... Neal, 30, 300 block of Wilshire Street, Park Forest, was arrested at 8 p.m. May 10 and accused of burglary and damaging property after entering the closed Park Forest ...
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Police investigate fatal Oak Forest stabbing

Houston Leader 02 Jun 2025
Houston police have arrested a suspect charged in a fatal stabbing that occurred at 3820 Sherwood Lane about 6.05 p.m. on Sunday, June 1. The suspect, Juan Manuel Arguetta Avila, 37, is charged with murder in the 262nd State District Court. > ... .
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2nd person charged in Oak Forest homicide, due in court Tuesday

Chicago Tribune 02 Jun 2025
Oak Forest police said Monday a second man has been charged in the May 23 death of a 54-year-old man ... Lewis lived in the home in the 15500 block of Long Avenue in Oak Forest for about a year and previously lived in Elburn, authorities said ... .
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Chicago man held in Oak Forest homicide, police say 2nd person involved

Chicago Tribune 30 May 2025
A Chicago man has been charged with one count of first-degree murder involving the death of a 54-year-old Elburn man in Oak Forest ... Police said Lewis lived at the Oak Forest address for about a year ...
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Photos: Kankakee vs. Oak Forest

Kankakee Daily Journal 24 May 2025
New Joliet volunteer response team ready for emergencies. .
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Oak Forest overwhelms Kankakee, wins regional championship

Kankakee Daily Journal 24 May 2025
KANKAKEE – The more the season has gone on, the more Oak Forest girls soccer head coach Mike DaLuga has seen his team better face adversity ... After giving up the initial goal, visiting Oak Forest punched in three unanswered for a 3-1 championship win..
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