Vaccination progress: South District Suburban Region State 8.5% 10.8% 12.91% Region 10 (includes H-F) Positive test rate: 3.5% Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 57 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 76 Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (Source: IDPH. Updated March 15) Homewood Cases: 1,488 (+3) (since the pandemic began)[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
Cancer Support Center plans virtual telethon for April 11
The Cancer Support Center is hosting its second virtual fundraiser telethon on Sunday, April 11. Jump onto Zoom from 6 to 9 p.m. for the live event featuring entertainment, family-friendly fun and testimonials. Special hosts will be Sue Armato, executive director of the Cancer Support Center, and Karen Gordon, who[Read More…]
Chronicle pop-up newsroom set for Saturday
Chronicle editor Eric Crump will host a virtual pop-up newsroom session on Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m. Pop-up newsrooms are informal opportunities for readers, reporters and editors to talk about what’s going on in the H-F community. Everyone is invited to bring questions, story ideas, suggestions for the newspaper or[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: March 17
Vaccination progress: South District Suburban Region State 8.2% 10.5% 12.6% Region 10 (includes H-F) Positive test rate: 3.5% Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 56 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 75 Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (Source: IDPH. Updated March 14) Homewood Cases: 1,485 (+3) (since the pandemic began)[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: March 16
This graph shows the state’s progress in receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines. The scale on the right is the measure of vaccine doses received. The scale on the left is the measure of doses administered and the seven-day rolling average of administered doses. Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 3.5%[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: March 15
This graph shows the state’s progress in receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines. The scale on the right is the measure of vaccine doses received. The scale on the left is the measure of doses administered and the seven-day rolling average of administered doses. Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 3.4%[Read More…]
District 233 board to name next H-F superintendent Tuesday
When the District 233 school board members meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, they will be announcing the appointment of a superintendent-elect for the 2021-22 school year. That person will succeed Superintendent Von Mansfield when he retires in June 2022. The school board has been working since December with[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: March 14
This graph shows the state’s progress in receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines. The scale on the right is the measure of vaccine doses received. The scale on the left is the measure of doses administered and the seven-day rolling average of administered doses. Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 3.2%[Read More…]
3/15/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
THE S-WORD. Yes, snow is in the forecast for Monday, about 1 to 2 inches. And rain. And sleet. And freezing rain. We trust this is the last brief spasm of winter and it will have the good taste to leave quickly and quietly soon after. DISTRICT 233 BOARD MEETING[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: March 13
This graph shows the state’s progress in receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines. The scale on the right is the measure of vaccine doses received. The scale on the left is the measure of doses administered and the seven-day rolling average of administered doses. Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 3.2%[Read More…]
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