The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s annual Lucky Egg Hunt was canceled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Easter Bunny found a safe way to celebrate with area families, visiting three park district sites on Friday to greet admires who waved from the safety of their vehicles. Cheryl Vargo,[Read More…]

At the daily pandemic briefing on Saturday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced new programs to help residents maintain their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and safely get medical attention for those suffering mild cases of the virus. He and Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike urged residents[Read More…]

Easter services online and on TV.  With the state’s stay-at-home order still in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Christians aren’t able to celebrate Easter services at churches. As a substitute, the Archdiocese of Chicago will be broadcasting its Holy Saturday Easter Vigil at 8 p.m. online at radiotv.archchicago.org. The Easter Mass[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor High School Science Department Chairperson Kimberly Smith has been selected for the Centers for Disease Control Science Ambassador Fellowship program. Kimberly Smith, Homewood-Flossmoor High School science department chair, has been awarded a CDC fellowship. Smith is set to participate in a five-day interactive summer course at CDC headquarters in[Read More…]

On Tuesday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced an emergency relief fund for businesses and 1099 workers in suburban Cook County.  Cook County will seed an initial $10 million for the fund, which will grant loans to gig workers and small businesses to weather the COVID-19 pandemic.  The creation[Read More…]

Wear masks in public, but not N95 masks! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending that people wearing face masks when in public. Masks are not reliable protection against contracting COVID-19 but can help reduce the spread of the disease, because people can be contagious without exhibiting symptoms. The CDC[Read More…]

It’s not clear whether Demi Chaney chose baseball or baseball chose her.  It is clear that the 11-year-old Homewood girl is making her way in the traditionally all-male sport. She recently was invited to an elite baseball camp for girls sponsored by Major League Baseball and USA Baseball. The Trailblazer[Read More…]

COOK COUNTY — Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today a new donation program to accept unused personal protective equipment (PPE) for first responders and medical staff. “We want to ensure that those in our community who are on the front lines of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic have[Read More…]

College students are trying to adjust to life now that their time and work on campus have come to a halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are a few stories: Making music now on hold Annie Reilly of Homewood was having a great final semester at the University of[Read More…]

GSU shares its PPE. Governors State University President Elaine Maimon reported: Two days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued his appeal, GSU’s College of Health and Human Services, led by Dean Catherine Balthazar, donated 3,000 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Illinois Emergency Management Fund. Census gathering via Google. To promote[Read More…]