Jeff Graveline is a contributor to Patch. Previously, he worked at 22nd Century Media.
Spring has sprung, and the Oak Forest Green Steps Commission wants you to make use of all the spring showers. Get in on the rain barrel program, and save rain water for practical uses.
There are warrants out for the arrest of more than 60 accused criminals in Oak Forest. Today, Patch spotlights a few.
Acorn Public Library will welcome the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 7 for a fun and games.
Ten streets in Oak Forest are scheduled for nip and tuck treatments during this year's construction season.
Patch puts a call out to our readers to share their best April Fool's Day jokes and pranks, both those they pulled and those that have been pulled on them.
As part of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). The eight-day program yielded 101 citations within Oak Forest.
Check out what's dropping out of local Redbox kiosks most this week.
With a short-term contract in place between Oak Forest and four other municipalities with Oak Lawn for water services, aldermen approved spending more money on consulting firms to try and finalize a longterm deal.
Nominate your favorite hair stylist as a Patch Hair Stylist MVP, and he or she might be profiled.
This week, Patch asks readers about DelRock's. Although the prime location has been several bars over the years, no business has been able to sustain success. So we ask: What Should Go Here?
After years of teaching students in her World Language classroom, Oak Forest High School teacher Betty Perez will retire at the end of the current school year.
After two years of a relationship, Brad Knechtges proposed to Julie Martin in front of Jack Frost Ice Cream Chalet in February. With help from Martin's parents and family, Knechtges orchestrated the sweet surprise, for a day Martin would never forget.
Friends and family of Nancy Lockwood will come together once again for a fundraiser to help offset her medical costs and to battle multiple sclerosis on March 31, at Blarney Stone Pub.
The Oak Forest Fleadh 5K brought in more than 500 pounds of food to the St. Damian Food Pantry, stocking the shelves during one of the sparsest times of year for the organization.
Oak Forest's abandoned and foreclosed homes have to look the part of an Oak Forest property, aldermen decided Tuesday, with the approval of a new lawn care contract.
Oak Forest residents are less than pleased after officials approved an additional 1 percent sales tax coming in July. What do you think?
Get out your spoons, Oak Forest! The folks at Jack Frost Ice Cream Chalet will be ready and waiting April 1.
Mayor Hank Kuspa and aldermen share their thoughts on why a 1 percent sales tax increase is needed, and what the money could mean for the city.
Construction is set to begin on a stretch of Cicero Ave., between 147th and 175th streets. IDOT will try to avoid peak traffic times, scheduling the work during nighttime hours.
Recent developments in city government have left our readers reeling—and wondering how to solve the city's problems. Each week, we'll open up the floor for suggestions on a specific topic.
