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🌱 Patch AM: Oak Forest Residents To Again Pay More In City Portion Of Property Taxes

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Hi Oak Forest! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Oak Forest’s 2025 tax levy means higher city property tax bills
  • How an overnight Terrace Drive blaze displaced Oak Forest residents

Also on today's calendar: Ho Ho Holiday Trolley Bar Crawl and 9 more events.

Find out what's happening in Oak Forestfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Oak Forestfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 11 and low of -4 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Sunday: Sunny and bitterly cold, temps: high: 9, low: 2.
  • Monday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 27 and low of 17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oak Forest Residents To Again Pay More In City Portion Of Property Taxes (patch.com) — Oak Forest homeowners will see a higher city portion of their 2025 property tax bills after the City Council approved a 4.9 percent levy increase, adding about $71 annually for the average resident. City officials say they are using $250,000 from reserves to soften the hike while funding future operating costs, capital projects, and staffing needs, noting the city’s share remains a small slice of total property taxes.
   

• 1 Injured, Residents Displaced In Overnight Apartment Fire: Oak Forest Fire Department (patch.com) — An overnight apartment fire at 15802 Terrace Drive in Oak Forest left one resident with minor first-degree burns and forced everyone from the now-uninhabitable building. Oak Forest firefighters, aided by neighboring departments under a box alarm, attacked heavy flames from a third-floor unit that spread to the roof. Officials say the displaced residents declined Red Cross help, and the cause remains under investigation.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Op-Ed: Oak Forest Firefighters Are Stretched Thin. Tier 2 Fix Needed to Keep Ranks Strong —Hilario Struzzi Read on Patch
  • SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Overnight Retail Merchandiser in Oak Forest. Apply here.
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member in Oak Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Markham

  • Tinley Brewery, Lockport Taproom Capture Holiday Spirit In Christmas Cookie Beer Collab For Charity (patch.com)
  • Tinley Park Police Commander Arrested For Domestic Battery, Violating Order Of Protection: Sheriff (patch.com)
  • Slingshot Santa spreads holiday cheer in south suburbs (wgntv.com)

Tinley Park

  • After First 300, Sandburg HS Senior Bowls Another For Back-To-Back Perfect Games (patch.com)

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Ok Oak Forest! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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