Owner of Cupid Candies passes away night before store closes in Oak Lawn
The night before the store closed, John Stefanos passed away at age 74.
TCF Bank robbed in Oak Lawn
The FBI is searching for a man who robbed a TCF Bank Friday in southwest suburban Oak Lawn.
Man stabs 3 people, then himself in murder-suicide in southwest suburban Worth
Kyle Palakaitis, 27, attacked a group of people at a home in Worth with a knife on Friday, police say. He killed one person, wounded two others, then died by suicide.
First heat-related death of season in Cook County reported in Oak Lawn
The first-heat related death of the summer in Cook County occurred last month in southwest suburban Oak Lawn, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Oak Lawn police seek car used in strip mall shooting
Police in Oak Lawn are searching for a car used in a weekend shooting in the southwest suburb.
Metra suspending service Monday, CTA stops service until Monday morning
On Sunday night, the CTA announced that all train and bus service would be suspended until Monday morning. Metra announced late Sunday that Monday's train service was completely canceled.
Numerous suburbs set curfews as officials brace for unrest
Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Tinley Park and Chicago Ridge joined the city of Chicago Sunday night in placing curfews on citizens.
Man dies after running on to I-294 in Oak Lawn
Omar Juma, 29, died in Oak Lawn when he ran on to Interstate 294.
Drive-thru testing for COVID-19 now available at some Chicago area hospitals
The testing is by appointment only, and it's not only quick, but it's the safest way to keep potential coronavirus patients out of hospital waiting rooms.
Former Oak Lawn pastor had sexual contact with girl on youth service project trip, lawsuit alleges
A former youth pastor at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in west suburban Oak Lawn allegedly established a rapport with an underage girl and then engaged in sexual contact with her on a service trip, according to a lawsuit.
11 kids wounded among 26 shot in Chicago since Friday evening
Ten juveniles were among the 19 people shot in Chicago over the weekend.
Cook County official indicted on bribery charges in red-light camera probe
Patrick Doherty, 64, of Palos Heights, has been hit with three bribery charges in an indictment made public Friday.
Oak Lawn teacher's aid charged with sexually assaulting student
Joshua Alexander, 29, is charged with three counts of criminal sexual abuse, one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one count of grooming, according to Oak Lawn police.
Chicago police searching for girl who has been missing since October
Chicago police are looking for Precious Vazquez, 15, who has been missing since October.
Family of man struck by vehicle sues Oak Lawn, former village manager who was charged in hit-and-run
Mark Berkshire’s family filed the four-count suit Monday in Cook County Circuit Court, accusing Deetjen, 70, of negligence and willful and wanton conduct, the lawsuit states.
Illinois GOP says it's trying to make sure everyone knows this Republican candidate is a white supremacist
The Illinois Republican party says it is trying to make sure that voters know that congressional candidate Arthur Jones is a Holocaust denier and white supremacist.
Oak Lawn village manager resigns days after hit-and-run charge
Larry Deetjen, 70, announced his resignation Tuesday in a letter to the Village of Oak Lawn board of trustees, according to a village official. He had been on paid administrative leave since four days after the October crash.
Oak Lawn village manager charged in Chicago Ridge hit-and-run that critically injured man
The village manager of Oak Lawn has been charged in an October hit-and-run crash that critically injured a man in the south suburbs.
Man barricaded self in Oak Lawn home with shotgun, threatened to shoot cops: police
A man was arrested after allegedly barricading himself inside an Oak Lawn home with a shotgun Tuesday after a domestic disturbance in the southwest suburb.
Oak Lawn village manager on paid leave after hit-and-run incident
The village manager of a Chicago suburb is on paid leave as authorities investigate his involvement in a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian.