The Archdiocese of Chicago is setting a new path for Catholic parishes in the South Suburbs, merging two parishes with St. Joseph Church in Homewood and two parishes with Infant Jesus of Prague Church in Flossmoor to form new parishes. The announcement to take six parishes and form two groupings[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
DeLuca introduces bill to increase state distributions to communities, ease need for property tax hikes
State Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, issued a statement Monday in support of his bill to increase the amount of money local governments receive from the Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF). “Springfield has taken advantage of local tax revenue to plug gaps in budgets, but this is a process that[Read More…]
MLK Day of Service projects designed to help others
Projects large and small were part of the Homewood-Flossmoor area’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service celebration on Monday, Jan. 17. The Village of Flossmoor hosted 16 different projects. Whether done individually or as group, each project meant an outstretched hand to help others. One of the biggest initiatives from a Build-A-Bed project hosted by the Flossmoor Community Relations Commission (see story on page[Read More…]
District 233 adopts next school calendar
Homewood-Flossmoor High Class of 2023: Your graduation date is Sunday, June 4. That special date was set when the District 233 school board approved the school calendar for the 2022-23 school year at its Jan. 18 meeting. Classes will begin Wednesday, Aug. 17 and the end of the first semester[Read More…]
Cook County offers advice for using the new free COVID-19 test program
The federal government on Tuesday unveiled a program to provide free COVID-19 tests to anyone who applies at covidtests.gov. The Cook County Department of Public Health posted answers to frequently asked questions about the program. Free COVID tests will be shipped to residents who apply, with no questions asked. “You[Read More…]
White Sox announcer Jason Benetti to be guest speaker for H-F baseball fundraiser
Jason Benetti Jason Benetti, play-by-play announcer for the Chicago White Sox, will be the guest speaker for the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Vikings Baseball Booster Club fundraising dinner on Saturday, Jan. 29. The 6 to 9 p.m. Hot Stove Fundraiser event, featuring a buffet style Italian meal, will be at Balagio’s[Read More…]
UChicago Medicine-Ingalls plans to reopen urgent aid services on Tuesday (free)
UChicago Medicine at Ingalls – Flossmoor will reopen its 24-hour urgent aid location at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18. While the rest of the clinic remained open, urgent aid services temporarily closed on Dec. 29, 2021, as surging COVID-19 cases created what UChicago officials called “unprecedented demand across our[Read More…]
District 153 students mark MLK Day collecting donations for three agencies
As the nation marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 17, students in Homewood schools are asking friends and residents to support their efforts to assist three regional agencies by donating needed items. Willow School is collecting for the South Suburban Humane Society, Churchill School is working with[Read More…]
Music program benefits from Portillo’s sales Thursday
The Parents Music Association of District 153 is hosting a Cook’s Night Out fundraiser Thursday, Jan. 13, at Portillo’s in Homewood. Guests who present the PMA benefit flyer between 5 and 8 p.m. will be giving the PMA 20% of the their purchase cost. The Parents Music Association supports the[Read More…]
District 161 board to consider funding Western Avenue School traffic study
The Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education has discussed commissioning a traffic study to seek improvements for peak arrival and dismissal periods. At the board meeting Tuesday, Jan. 11, the board will consider a motion to approve the $7,500 study. In other business, the board will consider a staffing plan[Read More…]
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