Oak Forest

One person died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a situation that prompted a SWAT team response in a south suburban Oak Forest grocery store’s parking lot, authorities said.

Two people were charged after several victims were injured in a stabbing at a south suburban Oak Forest restaurant, authorities said.

Three people were taken into custody on Saturday afternoon after authorities said “several subjects” were stabbed at a restaurant in south suburban Oak Forest.

A Chicago-area aviation pioneer was laid to rest Thursday in Oak Forest, with family, friends and students of Dr. Tammera Holmes celebrating her life and legacy.

Tammera Holmes, a Chicago-area native and pioneer in aviation, was laid to rest this week. NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Police in the south suburbs were searching for whoever robbed two banks back-to-back on Friday, authorities said.

A 12-year-old girl and two teens were among four people shot in an incident that spanned multiple scenes in Oak Forest Sunday evening and left at least one man dead, authorities said Monday.

A 12-year-old girl and two teens were among four people shot in an incident that spanned multiple scenes in Oak Forest Sunday evening and left at least one man dead, authorities said Monday.

Oak Forest police are investigating after multiple people were shot Sunday evening.

Officials have revealed the cause of strong natural gas odors in Chicago’s south and southwest suburbs that sparked hundreds of 911 calls on Wednesday, NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Officials have revealed the cause of strong natural gas odors in Chicago’s south and southwest suburbs that sparked hundreds of 911 calls on Wednesday.

Some residents in the south and southwest Chicago suburbs reported smelling strong natural gas odors Wednesday morning.