MERRIONETTE PARK, Ill. (CBS) — Several inches of snow piled up on the Southwest Side and in nearby suburbs during the winter storm Wednesday – and in at least one community, police stepped in to help neighbors clear the way. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported, it was a constant cleanup for resident of communities such as Merrionette Park and Oak Lawn – which got 11 inches of snow. Workers were still busy clearing the snow at 111th Street and Cicero Avenue at the south end of Oak Lawn – where snow was piled up in what amounted to a cliff. In Merrionette Park, a quick glance down any street was p ..read more

CHICAGO (CBS)– Advocate Christ Medical Center is honoring healthcare workers with a rally in Oak Lawn Friday morning. CBS 2’s Mary Kay Kleist talked with community members who are supporting 2,100 healthcare workers arriving and leaving for hospital shifts. “Thank you for everything you do,” a supporter from Oak Lawn said. A band greeted healthcare workers arriving to the hospital as community members celebrated ..read more

OAK LAWN, Ill. (CBS)– Three students have been charged in connection with threats made toward Oak Lawn schools. The Oak Lawn Police Department, with the assistance of the FBI, has investigating threats directed at the local suburban schools and three juveniles were identified. One juvenile is a student at Oak Lawn Community High School and the other two are students at Oak Lawn Hometown Middle School. Police said the three offenders have been charged and referred to the juvenile court system. “They are also facing disciplinary action from their respective schools,” police stated in a written r ..read more

GARY, Ind. (CBS) — Two violent Chicago carjacking suspects was arrested in Oak Lawn after leading police on a chase all the way from Gary, Indiana Monday afternoon. One of the suspects was arrested after a period where neighbors were asked to shelter in place while he was at large. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported Monday night, Gary police stand by their officer’s decision to chase the stolen vehicle from Indiana across the state line into Illinois. We now know five Gary squad cars with lights and sirens blaring chased the vehicle down three interstates into Oak Lawn – more than 30 miles from ..read more

OAK LAWN, Ill. (CBS) — Two carjacking suspects was arrested in Oak Lawn after leading police on a chase all the way from Gary, Indiana Monday afternoon. One of the suspects was arrested after a period where neighbors were asked to shelter in place while he was at large. Gary police on Monday afternoon identified a vehicle that was identified by Chicago Police as being associated with a carjacking. Officers from Gary pursued the suspect across the state line and 30 miles west all the way to 95th Street and Oak Park Avenue in Oak Lawn, where the suspect’s car hit a traffic control device. The dr ..read more

HONOLULU (CBS) — An arrest warrant has been issued in Hawaii for an Oak Lawn woman who is accused of having a counterfeit COVID-19 vaccine card, after authorities said she missed her virtual court hearing. Authorities told CBS 2’s Marissa Parra that Chloe Mrozak, 24, was released from jail recently on charges that she tried to pass a fake COVID vaccination card that had “Moderna” misspelled as “Maderna.” But she was supposed to appear via Zoom for a court hearing Wednesday, and she missed it, authorities said. She now has a $500 bench warrant for her arrest in Hawaii. Mrozak arrived in Hawaii ..read more

OAK LAWN, Ill. (CBS) — Summerlike temperatures persist this last September, but there are fall-like feels in the suburbs – where some haunted houses are preparing to open this week. Yes, spooky season is upon us. But as CBS 2’s Lauren Victory shared from Oak Lawn, those frightening attractions take year-round preparation. It was sunny and 80 degrees outside when Victory visited, but the goal inside “Midnight Terror” is to chill you to the bone. “You’re kind of menacing them as they come through here,” said general manager Japes Palles, coaching one of his actors. He improvised a scary scene sp ..read more

CHICAGO (CBS)– Police in Oak Lawn are investigating a “domestic disturbance” at Oak lawn Community High School Thursday morning. Police said the school was locked down as a precaution, but there are “no issues at this time.” The lockdown has been lifted. This is a developing story.  ..read more

CHICAGO (CBS) — If you’re going to present a fake COVID vaccination card, you might want to make sure it’s spelled right. A woman from the southwest suburbs is in a Honolulu jail after being caught with a counterfeit vaccine card. The Oak Lawn resident arrived Aug. 23 after uploading the fake vaccine card to avoid Hawaii’s mandatory 10-day quarantine, authorities said. (Credit: CBS) State investigators arrested 24-year-old Chloe Mrozak when she went to the airport Saturday for her flight home. Investigators were able to identify Mrozak based on a distinctive tattoo on her hip, which authorit ..read more

OAK LAWN, Ill. (CBS) — Would-be thieves targeting parked cars in the suburbs. Only on 2: There’s video showing exactly how they do it. The suspects only getting away with a picture. CBS 2’s Steven Graves had a warning for car owners Thursday. Monday around 4:15 in the morning… “All of a sudden boom, boom, boom.” Six booms to be exact, as would-be thieves in an SUV failing to break Robert Schwien’s car window in Oak Lawn. “By the time I went to the door, they were gone,” Schwien said. But he checked the security camera at Oakdale Drive and Washington only to find more. In the minutes before the ..read more