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Franciscan Health Olympia Fields’ cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs have earned reaccreditation by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). The recertification recognizes the hospital’s commitment to improving patients’ quality of life by enhancing standards of care. “All of us at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields are proud of[Read More…]
FLOSSMOOR LAWN APPLICATIONS — Flossmoor posted a notice Thursday that the village’s landscape contractor will be “applying a combination of fertilizer and herbicide to areas owned by the village from Friday, Sept. 13, to Wednesday, Sept. 18. No fertilizer or herbicide will be applied to private property. Notification flags will be[Read More…]
An altercation by supporters of basketball teams playing at Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s North Building Monday night caused H-F Vikings band members to leave the football field where they were practicing and move to the band room in the South Building. According to Carla Erdey, director of communications at H-F, the[Read More…]
The League of Women Voters of Homewood-Flossmoor is hosting an information session for anyone considering in running for a school board position. The session will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway. The program will focus on what it takes to[Read More…]
At the Sept. 9 meeting, the District 161 Board of Education continued a discussion about the proposed 2024-25 school year budget. The board considered three options presented by Associate Superintendent Frances LaBella. The first option was to freeze the 2024 property tax levy and reduce budgeted revenues. The second option[Read More…]
The District 161 Board of Education voted to appoint Associate Superintendent Frances LaBella to the Bloom Township School Treasurer’s Board. The treasurer’s role is to provide effective consolidated financial services in order to maximize a school district’s return on investment. Bloom Township Treasurer Robert Grossi works with nearly 20 dozen[Read More…]
South Suburban College (SSC) and Pace Bus will hold a pre-hiring event from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, in the MB Financial Room, 15800 State St. in South Holland. During the three-hour event, applicants will complete a screening process in the MB Financial Bank Room on SSC’s[Read More…]
HOMEWOOD BOARD — Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. To watch the livestream of the meeting, click here. Meeting ID is 980 4907 6232 and the password is 830183. On the agenda: Granting the village permission to issue a $2.6 million general obligation bond for[Read More…]
Former Flossmoor Police Chief Jerel Jones took the oath of office Monday, Sept. 9, as Richton Park’s deputy police chief. The overflowing board room at Richton Park village hall included more than a dozen Flossmoor residents who opposed Jones’ firing by the Village of Flossmoor in March. More details to[Read More…]
Prairie State College (PSC) will host its third annual Community Day Celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. in lots C and D off Vollmer and Halsted, on the main PSC campus at 202 South Halsted St., in Chicago Heights. It is part of Homecoming Week at[Read More…]
