Cook County Tax Relief Program Helps Senior Citizens

Pappas: Tax relief program helps senior citizens struggling to pay Cook County property taxes 

Applications for Tax Deferral Due March 1, 2020. 

A program administered by the Cook County Treasurer’s Office assists senior citizens...

Cannabis FAQ

Public Act 101-0027, which creates the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (the “Act”), was signed into law on June 25, 2019. By legalizing the sale of recreational cannabis in Illinois effective January 1, 2020. The information provided o...

Deputy Chief Certified by Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police

Contact:Police Chief Tim Kristin  708-687-1376tkristin@oak-forest.org

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The City of Oak Forest is pleased to announce that the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) has honored Deputy Chief Jason Reid by being designated as a C...

Oak Forest Decision on Recreational Cannabis Facilities

Oak Forest Decision on Recreational Cannabis Facilities

On November 6, 2019, the Oak Forest Planning and Zoning Commission will consider zoning regulations for recreational cannabis facilities. This review is related to the recently passed Illinois Cannabi...

Construction on 159th and Cicero

Update October 22, 2019

The Illinois Department of Transportation is working hard to complete this project by the end of year. The last part of the culvert floor was poured Saturday, October 19, continuing with work on the walls of the culvert, in hopes to...

Open House for New Sidewalk Grant

The City of Oak Forest has been awarded a $1.17 million grant to construct over 15,000 linear feet of new sidewalk in neighborhoods near the Oak Forest METRA station. The funding was obtained through both the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvem...