The Oak Lawn Fire Department said they were called around ... actually jumped into their arms and had to be helped down the ladders," Oak Lawn Fire Chief Mike Mavrogeorge said.

About six weeks after discharging its fire chief due to budget constraints brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Oak Lawn has reached an agreement with his second-in-command to take over control ...

Suburban Illinois departments rarely follow the NFPA’s suggested minimum apparatus staffing, Oak Lawn fire chief George Sheets said. “All of our surrounding communities are responding with ...