PREPARE FOR JUNETEENTH – The nonprofit organization You Matter 2 is planning an HF Juneteenth Festival, and the group’s leaders are encouraging local residents to get ready by signing up to volunteer and stocking up on gear. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. JUNETEENTH GEAR –[Read More…]
Author: Carole Sharwarko
5/6/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
SCHOOL NURSE NEEDED – Homewood School District 153 is hiring a school nurse for students in grades three to five at Churchill School. Qualified candidates will be CPR certified and licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state of Illinois. Apply here. ADOPT A PET EVENT – South Suburban[Read More…]
5/5/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
CONSTRUCTION ALERT – Watch out for lane closures on Dixie Highway from Chicago Road to 183rd Street in Homewood, as IDOT works on a $3.1 million project to resurface the 3.5-mile stretch and construct new ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps. Work continues through late October. FISH FOR ALL – All anglers and[Read More…]
5/4/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
HELP THE FARMERS MARKET – Volunteers are needed for Homewood Farmers Market, to staff the market entrance and assist customers and vendors. All ages are welcome; parental permission required those under 16. Each volunteer is asked to stay for at least two hours. The market is from 8 a.m. to[Read More…]
4/30/2021 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
TRAIL CLEAN-UP – People 18 and older can help the Friends of Vollmer Grove Trail at their Clean-Up Day event any time from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Register to let them know you’re coming. FREE PHOTO SITTINGS – Thomas’ Photographic Services hosts its annual Sports Photography Day from 10[Read More…]
4/28/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
FREE SCIENCE KITS – Get free Pop Up SCIENCE @Home kits at the Homewood Science Center Pop Up SCIENCE Shop this Saturday and every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. No reservations necessary. All items in the Pop Up Science Shop are 30% off on Saturdays. CROSSING GUARDS NEEDED[Read More…]
4/27/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
WEATHER WARM-UP – Unseasonably warm temperatures are in store today, with a forecasted high of 85. Temps will even out throughout the week, and will stay in the 60s and 70s. YOUR MONEY – Respond Now in Chicago Heights offers “Financial Education for your Future,” free classes that teach about[Read More…]
4/22/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
Happy Earth Day! PLANT A SEED – Pick up an Earth Day kit from Homewood Library, which contains biodegradable pots to plant basil seeds, and materials for making biodegradable paint to decorate your pot. Kits are first come, first served. While supplies last. No registration necessary. Pickup begins at 1pm.[Read More…]
4/21/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
FUTURE OR FAD? – Consider whether Bitcoin represents the first wave of a cashless society or is merely an overhyped technology. Zoom program presented by Flossmoor Library. Email [email protected], subject: Bitcoin. 7 p.m. Thursday JUSTICE FUNDS – Amtrak is accepting financial compensation claims from people with mobility disabilities who traveled or[Read More…]
4/20/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
FREEZE WARNING – Forecasts call for snow today, ending before 7 p.m. Also, a freeze warning is in place for tonight, which could compromise outdoor plants if not protected. Don’t worry — we should see 60s by Friday and 70s by next week. PUT ON YOUR SHOPPING SHOES – Homewood[Read More…]
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