Oak Forest teacher who took his virtual classes on the road wins 'Outstanding Teacher of American History Award'
Oak Forest High School teacher Mike Brown talks about accepting the 'Outstanding Teacher of American History Award' and how the pandemic shaped his lessons over the past year.
Feds charge Chicago woman with straw purchasing guns in Oak Forest
A 28-year-old Chicago woman faces federal charges after allegedly buying seven pistols under her own name, but then giving them to another person.
Body found near Oak Forest golf course identified as missing Chicago man
SAD NEWS: A 50-year-old man reported missing last month from Buena Park on the North Side was found dead Friday near a golf course in south suburban Oak Forest.
Missing Oak Forest man is found
A 56-year-old man reported missing from suburban Oak Forest has been located.
Carjacking suspect shoots at Oak Forest police officer after chase
A carjacking suspect fired shots at an Oak Forest police officer Friday after a police chase that ended in a crash on the Southwest Side.
Man killed in Oak Forest stabbing
A man was stabbed to death Tuesday in south suburban Oak Forest.
Missing 13-year-old girl may be headed to Mexico with 21-year-old man: police
Police in suburban Oak Forest are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 13-year-old girl who, they say, may be heading to Mexico with a 21-year-old man.
Oak Forest nonprofit builds, delivers beds to children in need
Dave King from Sleep in Heavenly Peace talks about their mission to make sure children in need can have their own comfortable, top-notch beds.
I-57 crash kills Chicago man in Oak Forest
A South Side man was killed in a crash Tuesday night on I-57 in southwest suburban Oak Forest.
St. Damian students explore music through sign language during COVID-19
FOX 32's Joanie Lum reports..
Volunteers build beds for Chicago-area children in need
Volunteers in the south suburbs are making sweet dreams come true for kids in need.
Some Chicago suburbs to allow trick-or-treating on Halloween
In some suburbs, trick-or-treating will be allowed but it is recommended that residents wear a mask and stay away from large crowds.
Oak Forest high school teacher takes remote learning to the next level
Mike Brown, American history teacher from Oak Forest High School, talks about his ventures across the world and how he's used them as literal teaching moments.
Storm brings reports of two brief tornado touchdowns, widespread flooding in Chicago and suburbs
A seemingly endless storm led to flooding and brought reports of at least two brief tornado touchdowns in the Chicago area on Sunday.
Juvenile shot and wounded at Oak Forest gun range, police say it was an accident
A boy was hit by a ricocheting bullet at a gun range in Oak Forest on Saturday afternoon.
Employee from an Orland Park high school charged with inappropriate contact with child
Eric Kruger, 34, faces a felony charge of unlawful grooming after he allegedly sent “progressively inappropriate text messages” over several months to a minor who is not a student of the school, Orland Park police said in a statement.
Cook County reports 5th cold-related death of the season
A 64-year-old man who died Friday in north suburban Des Plaines is Cook County’s fifth cold-related death of the season, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Head of suburban Chicago autism center accused of fraud
The head of a suburban Chicago facility that treats patients with autism is accused of defrauding an insurance company of millions of dollars.