While being promoted to sergeant, Homewood police officer Curt Wiest takes the oath of office administered by Village Clerk Marilyn Thomas. (Provided photo)
Author: Carole Sharwarko
Pop’s sends beefs, burgers to health care workers
Matt Kahn, owner of Pop’s Italian Beef in Homewood, packs meals into a car for delivery to South Suburban Hospital. The restaurant is raising money to support local health care workers with hearty meals. (Carole Sharwarko/H-F Chronicle)
After nearly drowning, Homewood man works for prevention
After nearly drowning while surfing in icy Lake Michigan, Dave Benjamin now teaches emergency water safety procedures. (Provided photo)
Caregivers focus on spiritual, emotional well-being during COVID-19
As we ask more than ever from our medical workers, they also must maintain their own health and well-being. Doctors and nurses are working longer hours under difficult circumstances, namely the immense toll COVID-19 has taken on the health care system’s resources. Simultaneously, they balance monumental shifts in their personal[Read More…]
EMTs taking new on-the-job precautions and protections
Residents set out candles on April 1 in support of health care workers. The project was called “Let There Be Light.” (Provided photo/Heather O’Malley)
Heroes of the Pandemic: ‘I can’t turn my back’
Nurse Linda Herron has worked at South Suburban Hospital for 33 years, and now she’s taking care of patients with COVID-19. (Provided photo)
Idlewild delivers 50 hot meals to staff at Franciscan hospital
Fifty meals of chicken piccata, sides and dessert were donated by Idlewild Country Club to staff in the emergency department and intensive care unit at Franciscan St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields. (Provided photo by Taryn Takacs)
Photo studio captures faces of neighbors sheltering in place
Colin Thomas photographs a family sitting in a tree as part of his project with wife Angela to capture neighborhood faces during the shelter-in-place order. (Provided photo)
H-F small business owners learn about relief options
About two dozen local small business owners and others logged onto a Zoom meeting Wednesday to learn about loans and other assistance programs available to help them stay afloat during the COVID-19 crisis. The video meeting was hosted by Tasha Brown, associate director of the Women’s Business Development Center, South[Read More…]
Eat cookies, drink beer and plant a tree
No matter how old they are, most people can’t resist the temptation of a Girl Scout cookie. Adults at a recent fundraiser event enjoyed four Girl Scout cookies paired with Flossmoor Station Brewery beers. The event in March was organized by Girl Scouts troop leaders from Western Avenue Elementary, where[Read More…]