All District 123 schools in suburban Oak Lawn will be closed Friday due to a “serious safety issue,” Supt. Paul J. Enderle said in a message to families Friday morning. Enderle described the action as ...

Tornado tears through Chicago as video captures thousands sheltering at O’Hare Airport - At least eight tornadoes were reported in the city amid severe thunderstorms ...

A picture of the rainbow-colored stairs at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church sits on a person’s lap during a City of Dallas Landmark Commission meeting at Dallas City Hall on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.

DALLAS — Dallas' Landmark Commission on Monday unanimously opted to allow the historic Oak Lawn United Methodist Church to keep its rainbow-colored steps for now. The steps will be allowed to remain ...

Oak Lawn UMC's rainbow steps are complete (Photo by Chad Mantooth) Dallas Voice received this message from Oak Lawn United Methodist Church on New Year’s Eve. The church’s leadership and congregation ...

OAK LAWN, Ill. (WGN) — It’s not every day you meet a teacher who can talk about anime, sci-fi films and Japanese comics with genuine enthusiasm. Art and English teacher Eric Kallenborn does exactly ...

Oak Lawn village trustees thanked village administrators Tuesday for their work on a balanced budget to take effect Jan. 1, approved 6-0, that projects a total of $277 million in expenses and $256 ...

Oak Lawn United Methodist Church today (Friday, Dec. 5) unveiled what the church calls “a powerful new public installation” on its front steps — “an artistic reimagining of the traditional Nativity ...

OAK LAWN, Ill. (WLS) -- A man who was violently arrested as a teenager in Oak Lawn will receive $825,000 in a lawsuit settlement. Hadi Abuatelah, now 21, was arrested in July 2022. While conducting a ...

OAK LAWN, Ill. (WGN) — The Village of Oak Lawn has settled with a Bridgeview man injured during a July 2022 arrest captured on video, which showed him pinned to the ground and punched repeatedly by ...

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The Village of Oak Lawn has agreed to pay $825,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who was repeatedly punched by an Oak Lawn police officer as he was pinned to the ground while ...