and pairing up with Soundgarden's lead singer Chris Cornel. Berry Oakley Born 4-4-1948 Died Nov, 11, 1972 Berry Oakley was the bassist for the popular band The Allman Brothers. Oakley grew up in Chicago suburb Park Forest. After his younger years in Park Forest he moved to Florida where he aligned with other founding members of the Allman Brothers. See also Sauk Trail Woods Thorn Creek Matteson, Illinois Richton Park, Illinois References External links "Park Forest, IL" entry in the Encyclopedia of Chicago Park Forest Society of Architectural Historians SAH ARCHIPEDIA entry on Park Forest Cooley, Will, "'We Just Can’t Afford to Be Democratic': Liberals, Integrationists, and the Postwar Suburb of Park Forest," Journal of Social History, Chicago metropolitan area Planned cities in the United States Villages in Cook County, Illinois Villages in Will County, Illinois Villages in Illinois Populated places established in 1946 1946 establishments in Illinois Majority-minority cities and towns in Cook County, Illinois Majority-minority cities and towns in Will County, Illinois