The COVID-19 numbers, local, county and state for Monday, July 20.
Author: Chronicle staff
Coping with COVID: State offers new plan to prevent resurgence, county jail cited for containing virus
The state announces a new plan to respond to any sign of a resurgence of COVID-19 as case numbers make modest rise. Local case numbers rise, but there have been no additional deaths. A CDC study highlights the effective measures used by the sheriff’s department to contain an outbreak in[Read More…]
Fans restricted from BMW Championship plan at Olympia Fields
Olympia Fields Country Club will be hosting the BMW Championship golf tournament Aug. 25 through 30, but spectators won’t be on the sidelines. Information from the Western Golf Association, host of the event, issued an updated statement: “As we have said from the start, our No. 1 priority remains the[Read More…]
D161 board to review detailed draft reopening plan on Monday
At its July 13 meeting, the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education approved a plan that would allow parents to choose between a hybrid in-person/remote learning option and all-remote learning when school opens in the fall. At the board’s July 20 meeting, discussion of a more detailed draft plan is on the[Read More…]
John J. (Jack) Maher | August 30, 2019
John J. (Jack) Maher, 87, longtime resident of Homewood, Illinois passed away in Rockford on August 30, 2019 surrounded by his loving wife and family. A memorial mass will be held on August 8, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Church in Homewood. John J. (Jack) Maher Jack was born in Philadelphia,[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: Local, state case numbers steady while elsewhere numbers continue spike
H-F and Illinois COVID-19 case numbers make modest increases. Two new laws plus additional funding aimed at helping hospitals. Secretary of state extends deadlines for drivers licenses and other document renewals.
District 161 board to meet Monday to consider school reopening plan
The Flossmoor School District 161 board is planning to meet Monday to consider a reopening plan for fall semester. The district recently conducted staff and parent surveys to gauge support for several options in the complex project of reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results were posted on the[Read More…]
Drive-in movie helps fill gap left by Independence Day event cancellations
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of Fourth of July festivities, including the Homewood parade and the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Family Fun Fest, but the two agencies, in collaboration with the village of Flossmoor and Homewood-Flossmoor High School, filled the gap with the “Quarantine Cinema” drive-in movie.
IPO to perform concert July 22 at Olympia Fields Country Club
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will offer two 40-minute performances by a string quartet at 6:30 and 7:45 p.m. on July 22. The concert at Olympia Fields Country Club, 2800 Country Club Drive in Olympia Fields, will be performed by Linda Veleckis Nussbaum, violin; Kamen Vatchev, violin; Scott Gordon Dowd, viola;[Read More…]
BMW Championship golf still on, but no decision on spectators
Olympia Fields Country Club will be hosting the BMW Championship golf tournament Aug. 25 through 30, but there has been no decision on whether spectators will be allowed to attend the event. Information from the Western Golf Association, host of the event, gave a new date for the event. It[Read More…]
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