Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series of stories that originally were published in the Chronicle’s March 1 health and wellness supplement sponsored by Franciscan Health. For the healthy ones out there, seeing their doctor is little more than an annual checkup event. People who live with[Read More…]
Author: Carole Sharwarko
Two found dead in Elder Road home, no foul play suspected
Homewood police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two residents who were found unresponsive on Monday, Feb. 24. Around 3:40 p.m., Irene Koetz, 86, and her 56-year-old son, Thomas Koetz, were found dead at their home in the 1200 Block of Elder Road. At this time, Homewood police have not[Read More…]
Abused pit bull recovers locally after roadside rescue
After being left for dead on the side of the road, Vinny the pit bull is now recovering at South Suburban Humane Society’s Chicago Heights shelter. Vinny the pitbull, who was discovered in a plastic trash bag in Willow Springs, is now recovering at the South Suburban Humane Society. (Provided[Read More…]
What’s the deal with Leap Year? It’s the calendar catching up
Jameson Dague and Amanda Dickman got engaged in September 2019 while visiting Michigan City, Ind. Their wedding is planned for Leap Day 2020. (Provided photo)
Two people carjacked in Homewood driveway
Homewood police said they responded to report of a carjacking early Tuesday morning. Around 1:50 a.m., two people reported they were parked in a driveway in the 17600 block of Lincoln Avenue when three to four armed men approached the car and demanded the keys.
Toi Hutchinson works on ‘seismic policy shift’ as new state pot czar
Gov. J.B. Pritzker faced a monumental hiring decision in 2019 when he sought an official to oversee the new recreational cannabis program — the so-called pot czar. Pritzker needed a public servant who could administer day-to-day details of the massive new initiative that involves seven state departments governing regulation, cultivation,[Read More…]
PSC Jazz Fest brings jazz greats together Feb. 21
Orbert Davis will again lead some of the finest jazz musicians in the area in the annual Prairie State College’s Jazz Festival. (Provided photos)
Brisk business at Windy City Cannabis as recreational cannabis law goes into effect
A crowd of at least 50 people waits in line about 2 1/2 hours before Windy City Cannabis in Homewood was scheduled to open to begin recreational cannabis sales on New Year’s Day. (Chronicle file photo)
Strategic planning challenges Homewood to think big, plan the details
In an exercise meant to stir their imaginations, officials and staff members of the Village of Homewood choose items from a table that represent their hopes for the village’s future. It was one aspect of a multi-part process to create the village’s future strategic plan. (Carole Sharwarko/H-F Chronicle)
ME releases cause of death for Jarad Higgins, AKA Juice Wrld
Jarad A. Higgins, known to many as the rapper Juice Wrld, died of from a toxic level of oxycodone and codeine in his body. In a press release Wednesday, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office provided the cause of Higgins' death, and stated it was accidental. Higgins, a[Read More…]
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