#Metra #425 #METX in #RockIsland #RI #CRIP #Heritage paint entering the #OakForest station

FRAUD ALERT!

Here's the real Dominique M Payton that's running for Texas State House 139 as a Democrat. She's a Trump supporting Republican.
#TexasstateDistrict139
#FRAUDSTER
#Htown
#Northside
#AcresHomes
#InwoodForest
#NearNorthWest
#FallBrook
#IndependenceHeights
#OakForest

#Waldolf at the front entrance to the #OakForest Il #Metra Station on the #RockIsland line #fursuit #fursuiter #fursuiting #bear #costume

A blue promotional graphic titled “Beyond the Warning: A Look at Weather Forecasting and Preparedness,” featuring the NOAA and National Weather Service logos at the top. The flyer promotes free, two-hour, in-person seminars covering thunderstorm basics, how to obtain weather forecast information, and how to interpret radar data. Listed seminar dates and locations include: Elgin, Illinois on Monday, February 23 at 6:30 p.m. CT; Valparaiso, Indiana on Wednesday, March 4 at 6:00 p.m. CT; Kankakee, Illinois on Thursday, March 5 at 6:00 p.m. CT; Oglesby, Illinois on Tuesday, March 10 at 6:00 p.m. CT; Gary, Indiana on Thursday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. CT; Oak Forest, Illinois on Tuesday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. CT; and New Lenox, Illinois on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m. CT. Additional information is shown as weather.gov/chicago/seminar. The bottom of the flyer includes U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and National Weather Service text.

Join the @nws.noaa.gov free, 2-hour in-person seminar:
Beyond the Warning: A Look at Weather Forecasting and Preparedness

#CookCounty:
🗓️ Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 PM CT
📍Oak Forest, Illinois

Registration information & additional webinars:
weather.gov/chicago/seminar

#MWRD #OakForest #preparedness

Press Release: Irish Wildlife Trust welcomes good news for the Glen - Irish Wildlife Trust Press Release  26th November 2025  Irish Wildlife Trust welcomes good news for the Glen  The Irish Wildlife Trust has welcomed the news that the National Parks and Wildlife Service have purchased 100 ...

We welcome the news that the National Parks and Wildlife Service have purchased 100 acres of forestry land beside the Glen of the Downs nature reserve.

🔗 iwt.ie/goodnewsfort...

@irishenvnet.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social
#GlenOfTheDowns #OakForest #IrishWoodland #IrishWildlifeTrust

'Winter alchemist' by @ellenjewett.bsky.social comes to life in of of it's vibrant fluidity.

#ellenjewett #sculptorsofinstagram #contemporaryart #ooakartdoll #creature #pinemarten #cardinal #oakforest #psychedelic #artdaily #mixedmediaart #creativeprocess #mycology #zoology #wildlifeplanet

grey/green lichen hangs from an Oak tree branch.

Old Mans Beard. October 2025

#oldmansbeard #lichen #temperaterainforest #nature #oakforest #omsystem #OMsystem #photography

Quick thought on my visit to the Lake District

#poetry #lakedistrict #nationalpark #conservation #rawnsley #wordsworth #beatrixpotter #oakforest #herdwicksheep #railways #tourism #mature #ageing #beauty #love #countryside #brierfieldpoet

Oak Forest HS Teacher Under Internal Investigation For Social Media Post About Charlie Kirk's Death District 228 administration confirmed on Monday that it is in the beginning stages of an internal investigation.

And here we go…The loss of free speech. #Oakforest #Illinois #FreeSpeech #SupportGenardo
#BlueCrew

How Accessory Dwelling Units Are Helping These People Thrive Thriving places are built by the people who live in them, and the strongest reforms are ones that empower these people to shape their own futures. Here are some of the people who are thriving because ...

🏡 Median home price: $300K
💰 Median household income: just under $88K
That’s not affordable anymore.

We need smart solutions.
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) can help.

Check out this ST article for more

#ADUs #HousingCrisis #StrongTowns #OakForest #ZoningReform

STOP THE CLAY QUARRY EXPANSION Sign up for email updates on our website, and help stop the destruction of the last forest in our area.

A Belgium company is making plans to eradicate an oak forest in Devon UK. The purpose, to dig for clay with potential devastation to wildlife and more. Enjoying nature is more than viewing scenes from a camera lens.
#oakforest #saveourtrees #environmentaldisaster

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After a good debate, #oakforest city council voted to end parking mandates tonight! #parkingreform can be achieved! Thanks to OF Staff, City Council, PZC members, and our dedicated @strongtowns.org members! #strongtowns

Calling all #strongtowns members and smart urbanism advocates in the South Suburbs. We need you to come out to the Oak Forest City Council meeting on Tuesday, August 26. They'll be considering an ordinance to remove parking mandates, and I'm told it'll be a close vote. #showup #chicago #oakforest

After a spirited discussion, Oak Forest Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-3 to remove parking mandates. City Council gets to decide the matter on August 26. #oakforest #strongtowns #urbanism #endparkongmandates

A pedestrian appeared to be struck by a car on Central Ave near 157th St

Bystanders said police and fire were on the way

Heavy traffic in both directions near the Park District

#ChicagoScanner #OakForest

#OakForest

Missing person / Risk of self-harm
Description: Male white, 52yo, 5'11" 230lbs, wearing a black shirt
Gray 2015 Ford Mustang
Last seen sb on Forest Ave from Forest Ct
Possibly headed to one of the area forest preserves

#ChicagoScanner

#OakForest

An elderly woman was spotted by an officer struggling to get into her car near 159th & Laramie

Officer is stopping to see how they can help

#ChicagoScanner

#CountryClubHills

40-50 teens have been kicked out of Marcus Theater and have spread into the surrounding area

McDonalds has locked their doors

#OakForest responding to assist

#ChicagoScanner

#OakForest

Fleeing & eluding

159th & Cicero

White 2023 Chevrolet Camaro with a black hood registered in Oak Lawn

Last seen wb on 159th from Cicero

#ChicagoScanner

#OakForest

Outside Gingerwood School

12yo pulled a knife on another 12yo

A parent separated them and took the knife

#ChicagoScanner

A graphic framed in green plaid pattern of formal resolution document from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, sponsored by the Board of Commissioners, recognizing the 40th anniversary of Chicago Gaelic Park. The resolution highlights the park’s founding in 1983 by Irish community members, its growth into North America’s largest Irish cultural center, and its contributions to preserving Irish heritage through sports, music, dance, and theater. It acknowledges the park’s role in hosting traditional Irish sporting events and celebrations. The document is signed and dated April 3, 2025, by the Board of Commissioners, including Kari K. Steele, President; Patricia Theresa Flynn, Vice President; Marcelino Garcia, Chairman of Finance; (and commissioners) Precious Brady-Davis, Yumeka Brown, Cameron Davis, Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda, and Sharon Waller.

🎉 Celebrating 40 years of Chicago Gaelic Park! 🇮🇪 From Irish sports to music & culture, this landmark has brought a piece of Ireland to Chicago. Cheers to many more years of heritage & community! 🏑🎭🍀

#ChicagoGaelicPark #MWRD #CookCounty #OakForest

#CookCounty is requesting #OakForest PD assistance with securing a perimeter and searching for trespassers at the Oak Forest Hospital campus at 159th & Cicero

6-7 offenders running on the south end near the water tower

Officers are in the area

#ChicagoScanner

#OakForest Police are looking for a white box truck in the area of 159th/Central after a caller reported the vehicle driving recklessly

The caller believes they may have turned into the post office

Officers are searching the area. Dispatchers attempting to reconnect with caller

#ChicagoScanner

#OakForest Police got a call of a goat screaming in a garage near Forestview and Boca Rio

After some initial skepticism, officers are en route with some curiosity

#ChicagoScanner

#OakForest Police are responding to a domestic dispute at the Culver's on 159th

An off-duty officer is outside with the male who's refusing to leave while the female is in the bathroom

#ChicagoScanner

#OakForest Police are once again dealing with reckless bikers and dirt bikes

One rider is at a high rate of speed all over town. Officers are not pursuing, and may just go talk with the parents since they're pretty sure they know who it is

It's gonna be a long summer..

#ChicagoScanner

#OakForest Police are working a multiple incident hit and run on 159th Street with a few crashes resulting from an initial incident at Portilos in #TinleyPark

Officers are searching the area with assistance from TPPD and are looking for an #OrlandHills man

#ChicagoScanner

#Posen Police are looking for a gold 2002 Honda minivan registered in Harvey that fled an officer in the area of 147th & Dixie Hwy

Vehicle also fled from #OakForest PD. Driver described as a bald black male

Last seen northbound on I-57 from 127th

#ChicagoScanner

PH is over the south suburbs as a black Nissan that's fled multiple times fled another #Matteson officer on Vollmer and Pulaski/Crawford

Moving thru #TinleyPark #OakForest and #CountryClubHills, they're currently heading north on I-57 at 111th

#ChicagoScanner

#OakForest Police are responding to a call of a couple juveniles threatening to have their dog attack a woman and her dog because she asked them to stop kicking a fence gate

They were last seen northnound on Long from 151st

#ChicagoScanner