Homewood-Flossmoor High School brought 65 students back to campus the week of Nov. 16 to assist them in meeting the needs of remote learning. Jennifer Rudan, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) coordinator, told the District 233 school board Planning Committee that the students will get special assistance from 30 mentors.[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
Chronicle Pop-up Newsroom Nov. 21
The Chronicle has never had its own physical newsroom, but we remember back in the day when we worked at papers that did. People would pop in when they were in the neighborhood to ask questions, share story ideas, make suggestions or lodge complaints. In years past, we’ve had similar[Read More…]
Homewood Chevy continues tradition of Christmas car giveaway
H-F parks adjusts to new Tier-3 guidelines
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District announced new guidelines taking affect Friday, Nov. 20, to comply with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s directive for Tier-3 resurgence mitigations related to COVID-19. “During these times, our ultimate goal is to continue to protect the health and safety of our participants and staff. While this move back[Read More…]
Put a winning design on your mask
Gift cards substitute for Respond Now’s gift give-away
If you won’t be sharing gifts with family this year, maybe you’d like to share with others? Respond Now, the helping agency in Chicago Heights, is going to spread cheer to approximately 700 children this year by presenting them with gift cards from Target or Walmart. Sue Perkins of Flossmoor,[Read More…]
Repairs begin on Chicago Heights building housing Secretary of State facility
Repair work has begun on the Secretary of State’s facility at 507 W. 209th St. in Chicago Heights. The staff at the facility provides driver’s tests, driver’s licenses, Real ID cards, license plate sales and other services. The office shut down in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: Homewood library closes to public as COVID-19 surge continues
Homewood Public Library closes building, continues drive-thru. HPL announced on Friday that the library building will be closed to the public starting Nov. 14. Online and drive-thru services will continue to be available. Drive-thru hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5[Read More…]
Residents urged to stay home if possible as COVID-19 surge gains steam
This graph shows trends in cases (the dark line) and deaths (the gold bars) in Illinois since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The two reports are at different scales but show the trajectories in each category.
Pritzker, Preckwinkle quarantine while cases continue to surge
Government officials quarantine. Cook County officials announced on Sunday that a member of county board President Toni Preckwinkle’s staff tested positive for COVID-19. Preckwinkle reportedly was experiencing no symptoms but as a precautionary measure, she will self-isolate until her test results are available. On Friday, the governor’s office announced that Gov.[Read More…]
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