This school year’s calendar is in flux, but Homewood District 153 board members adopted the 2020-21 school calendar and designated Oct. 12 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, rather than the traditional Columbus Day. Columbus Day was declared a national holiday in 1934 in recognition of Christopher Columbus’ exploration of a new[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Parker students share the importance of the census with their families
Parker Junior High seventh graders Ben Rodriguez, left, and Memo Lopez, right, work on statistics to help them with charting a census question. (Provided photo) Parker Junior High students in Flossmoor went home with a specific task from their social studies teachers: make certain their families file information with the[Read More…]
New principal named at Churchill School
Sara Schnoor, the incoming principal at Churchill School, said she’ll look at the “big picture” of education and work to bring it into the daily routine of the Homewood school.
Need to vote overcomes fear of coronavirus
The turnout wasn’t great, but voters made it to the polls Tuesday in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. Joe Biden won the Democratic Party’s state presidential primary race. Unofficial results show Lori Wilcox ahead in Cook County vote for the 40th District state senate seat, but media reports suggest incumbent Patrick[Read More…]
H-F High speech students win state honors, move to nationals
H-F High School speech and debate students were selected for the National Speech and Debate Association’s national competition in Albuquerque. Representing H-F include, front row, Lilah Kreis, left, and Victoria Olaleye, and back row, from left, Jonathan Kriarakis, Adeera Harris, Charles Austin III, Ariel Davis and Nathaniel Jones. (Provided photo)
Be Well 2020: Bariatric surgery can reduce dieting struggles and obesity
Editor’s note: This article is the fourth in a series of stories that originally were published in the Chronicle’s March 1 health and wellness supplement sponsored by Franciscan Health. When you’re dieting shows little or no long-term success, bariatric surgery can be the best next step, said Dr. Gerald Cahill,[Read More…]
Be Well 2020: Joint replacement eases pain
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. William Payne can recognize when a patient is walking in pain. To relieve the pain, his diagnosis may be hip or knee replacement at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, where he and his team use the latest technologies to make certain patients have the best outcomes possible.
H-F parents given notice of student self-quarantining for possible coronavirus exposure
A Homewood-Flossmoor High School student has voluntarily been quarantined at home after attending an event also attended by a person who has since tested positive for the coronavirus. Coronavirus can cause respiratory infections that can be mild or severe. The current outbreak, COVID-19, is the latest strain of coronavirus. It[Read More…]
Couple’s return to China delayed by coronavirus cautions
Andy Bush and Yang-Yang Li have been delayed in their journey back home to Beijing, China, due to cautions surrouding coronavirus. (Provided photo)
H-F park commissioners confront minimum wage increases in budget plans
Homewood-Flossmoor Park District officials are struggling with how best to pay the increases in the state’s minimum wage as they plan for the coming year’s budget. The next fiscal year starts May 1. The board of commissioners expects to collect $14 million in revenue. So far, it shows expenses of[Read More…]
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