Suspicious Odor Shuts Down Oak Park Avenue Friday Night

TINLEY PARK, IL — The intersection of Oak Park Avenue and 171st Street in Tinley Park was closed for several hours Friday night as police officers and firefighters looked for the source of a suspicious odor.

Firefighters walked up and down Oak Park Avenue and police cars with flashing lights drove up and down the street near the intersection between 7 and 11 p.m. as traffic was redirected away from the cross streets.

At about 10 p.m., the village notified residents via an automated telephone call that emergency personnel were investigating a gas odor along the street.

Residents in the area told Patch they could smell a gas or kerosene odor near the intersection.

Patch will update this report as more details become available.