New 464 area code begins January 21

With new telephone numbers in Chicago’s southern suburbs in high demand, the Illinois Commerce Commission approved the new 464 area code to overlay the existing 708 area code region. The 708 area code serves most of western and southern Cook Cou...

Have you registered for Everbridge notifications?

In the past, the City of Oak Forest has reached out to citizens via Reverse 911 calls.  This has changed to a new system called Everbridge.

The new Everbridge system replaces Reverse 911 as a means to notify citizens.  54% of U.S. househo...