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The parking lot of a strip mall in south suburban Oak Forest turned into a crime scene late Sunday afternoon following the report of a shooting.

A south suburban Oak Forest police officer and a suspect were injured early Sunday morning after exchanging gunfire, according to the village’s police chief. At approximately 6:20 a.m., officers were called to the 4300 block of Frontage Road for a call of a disturbance involving a Dodge Charger, police said in a news release. A tow truck was called to…

Authorities say they have found the body of a man who drowned in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A news release from the park says 25-year-old Yogesh Patel of Oak Forest, Illinois was found Tuesday afternoon. Park officials say he was discovered in 18 feet of water in Midnight Hole by rescue divers and was removed by emergency response workers…

High school junior Isabella Earll says she had big goals for this year’s swimming season at Oak Forest High School. “When you’re a junior in high school and in sports, the big thing is scholarships,” Earll said. But swimming is now on hold at Oak Forest High School, Tinley Park High School, and Bremen High School after Bremen High...

Parents of High School District 228 are protesting the school district’s decision to postpone the four remaining fall sports approved by the IHSA. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

A child was injured by a ricochet Saturday afternoon at a gun range in south suburban Oak Forest, police said. At approximately 4:38 p.m., police were called to Eagle Sports Range, which is located at 5900 W. 159th St., after a boy was struck in the abdomen by a ricochet. The child was with his father inside the gun range’s…

A south suburban elementary school is celebrating diversity, as St. Damian tasked their students with creating exhibits that highlight their nationalities and promote tolerance. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has the story.

Ahead of Veterans Day on Monday, one Air Force veteran and his family are getting a fresh start, finally putting an end to sleeping at a homeless shelter.

The head of a suburban Chicago facility that treats patients with autism is accused of defrauding an insurance company of millions of dollars.

Mega Millions says 15 tickets matched five out of the six numbers in Friday night’s drawing—and two of those tickets were sold in Illinois.

About 40 firearms were stolen in a break-in at a suburban shooting range Friday, authorities said.

Singer and guitarist Ana Popovic’s tour van was allegedly stolen from an Oak Forest hotel last week.

A 42-year-old man was stabbed and critically injured in a fight outside a pizzeria in south suburban Oak Forest early Sunday.