Marilyn Thomas

Firefighter/paramedics in Oak Forest will be working under a new schedule that is expected to help save the city overtime costs. After 13 months of negotiations, the City Council has...

With less than two weeks to go until the April 1 election, mayoral candidates Jim Richmond and Patrick Gordon have tried to take the high ground by graciously referring to...

Several residents have pledged to do whatever it takes to bring a second cable provider into Oak Forest after hearing a proposal this week on the services Ameritech New Media...

Most people know Girl Scouts have an annual cookie sale and maintain campsites in the area. But there are other dimensions of scouting that more than 12,000 girls in kindergarten...

A community planning group has been examining Oak Forest's 1964 land-use map to determine how to make the map and zoning ordinances more viable for the 21st Century. Since last...

Mayor James Richmond's attempt to give Oak Forest a long-range planning initiative was stymied when the City Council voted to postpone action on a five-year capital improvement program. In presenting...

The Chicago Area Transportation Study has awarded the city $95,000 in U.S. funds to put sidewalks along 151st Street between Cicero and Central Avenues. The route is a regular thoroughfare...

Village boards in the area are getting an education--and a pitch for support--from the South Suburban Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. Allen Sandusky, the council's president and chief executive...

Despite a 4-3 vote on a motion requesting monthly payroll reports listing each employee's salary and the accounts the salaries are paid from, Oak Forest City Treasurer Joann Kelly said...

Oak Forest Mayor James Richmond and his critics took turns slinging off-the-cuff remarks at one another in a dispute over a community newsletter during Tuesday's City Council meeting. The conflict...