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Police in suburban Oak Lawn are responding to the scene after a vehicle slammed into a Dollar Tree store on Monday afternoon.

In an effort to expand access to fresh food, a “food farmacy” has opened inside Oak Lawn’s Advocate Christ Medical Center, NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.

Oak Lawn Police Officer Patrick O’Donnell pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony charges that he abused his authority when he repeatedly punched a 17-year-old boy in the head during an arrest last summer in the southwest suburb. Regina Waldroup has the latest details.

Oak Lawn Police Officer Patrick O’Donnell pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony charges that he abused his authority when he repeatedly punched a 17-year-old boy in the head during an arrest last summer in the southwest suburb.

An Oak Lawn police officer has been charged after a teen was beaten last year, but the victim’s family is calling for additional charges. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the story.

An Oak Lawn police officer is facing criminal charges after a video caught him and other officers repeatedly punching a 17-year-old boy during an arrest last summer, prompting outrage in the Arab American community.

A security guard with Oak Lawn-based Community High School District 218 recently went beyond the call of duty, and on Thursday, was hailed for his efforts. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez shares the story.

A security guard with Oak Lawn-based Community High School District 218 recently went beyond the call of duty, and on Thursday, was hailed for his efforts. Chris Harris, who is retired from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and previous served as a school resource officer at Alan B. Shepard High School in Palos Heights, currently works with the district’s...

A Chicago man has been charged with fatally shooting a 28-year-old man early Saturday outside Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

A Chicago man has been charged with fatally shooting a 28-year-old man early Saturday outside Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Lisa Chavarria has the story.

Oak Lawn police on Sunday arrested the individual accused of fatally shooting a 28-year-old man outside Advocate Christ Medical Center. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

A 28-year-old man died Saturday hours after he was shot in a disturbance outside Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to authorities. Police were initially called to the hospital’s emergency room entrance at approximately 2 a.m. for a large group involved in a disturbance, according to the Oak Lawn Police Department. As officers arrived, they heard a...

UPDATE: The individual who was shot outside Advocate Christ Medical Center early Saturday has died, Oak Lawn police said. EARLIER: A suspect was taken into custody following a shooting that occurred during a disturbance early Saturday outside Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police stated. Police were initially called to the hospital’s emergency room entrance at approximately 2...

A Chicago suburb will pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2019 hit-and-run crash in which the village’s then-manager struck and critically injured a pedestrian with his municipal vehicle. The Oak Lawn Village Board approved the settlement on Nov. 8, resolving a lawsuit that was filed in January 2020 on behalf of Mark Berkshire, 51. The settlement…

A southwest suburb of Chicago will pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2019 hit-and-run crash in which the village’s then-manager struck and critically injured a pedestrian with his municipal vehicle.

Video shows heartwarming moment Harold Rahming deployed in Iraq since June surprises his wife Cara Rahming hours before they welcomed her first child at an Oak Lawn hospital.

One person was killed and three other people were injured in a four-vehicle crash early Sunday in Oak Lawn.  About 1:50 a.m., a Dodge Charger was traveling at a high rate of speed south on Cicero Avenue near 110th Street. It struck the back of a Lincoln, forcing the Lincoln into northbound lanes, where it struck a Dodge pick-up...

Dozens of protesters gathered in Oak Lawn on Wednesday to show their support for Hadi Abuatelah, a teen who suffered serious injuries after a physical confrontation with three police officers. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has more.

The suburban teenager at the center of a controversial arrest, in which Oak Lawn police officers were seen beating the 17-year-old on camera following a foot chase, has been released into the custody of his parents. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The suburban teenager at the center of a controversial arrest, in which Oak Lawn police officers were seen beating the 17-year-old on camera following a foot chase, has been released into the custody of his parents.