Editing Oak Forest, Illinois (section)

==Transportation==
Oak Forest is served by [[U.S. Route 6]] (159th Street) and [[Illinois Route 50]] (Cicero Avenue). Central Avenue serves as a sort of Main Street for Oak Forest, where the local [[Jewel (supermarket)|Jewel-Osco]], [[Food 4 Less]], post office, Acorn Public Library, Oak Forest Park District, Police Station/Fire Department/City Hall, and [[Oak Forest High School]] are all located.

[[Interstate 57]] crosses the southeast corner of Oak Forest, just north of its intersection with [[Interstate 80]]. Exit 346 on I-57 (167th Street) is the closest access point, while Exit 348 (U.S. Route 6) is just to the east, across [[Pulaski Road (Chicago)|Pulaski Road]]/Crawford Avenue.  The [[Tri-State Tollway]] ([[I-294]]) is also accessible a few miles east of Oak Forest.

[[Pace (transit)]] bus route 354 runs from [[Harvey, Illinois|Harvey]] down 147th and Central Avenue through Oak Forest to [[Tinley Park, Illinois|Tinley Park]]. Pace bus route 364 runs from [[Hammond, Indiana]], to [[Orland Square Mall]] in [[Orland Park, Illinois|Orland Park]] down 159th Street (U.S. Route 6) through Oak Forest and other south suburbs. Pace bus route 383 runs down Cicero Avenue (Illinois Route 50) from [[Chicago Midway International Airport]] in the south side of Chicago to 159th Street at [[Oak Forest Hospital]].

The [[Oak Forest (Metra)|Oak Forest station]] of the [[Metra]] commuter rail line, located at 159th and Cicero, is a popular option for commuters to [[Chicago]].  This station is part of the [[Rock Island District]] Metra line that runs between [[Joliet, Illinois|Joliet]] and the [[LaSalle Street Station]] in the [[Chicago Loop]].