Seniors are invited to the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, for a Rules of the Road refresher course and vision exam. An Illinois Secretary of State Mobile Driver Services Unit will be at the library for the 10 a.m. Rules of the Road classroom instruction[Read More…]
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Poll workers needed in suburban Cook County for Nov. 8 gubernatorial general election
Suburban voters can do their part for local democracy and earn some cash in the process by registering to serve as an election judge for the Cook County Clerk’s Office in the Nov. 8 Gubernatorial General Election. Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough is encouraging all residents to serve as an election judge or[Read More…]
Franciscan Health has Southland’s only human milk depot
Among the services offered by Franciscan Health Family Birth Center in Olympia Fields is the Chicago Southland’s only human milk depot. Raquel Lewis, maternity services patient care coordinator, said the milk supply is particularly important for at-risk infants. Pasteurized donor human milk is an important nutritional therapy for many at-risk[Read More…]
Musical ‘WISH’ takes the stage Sept. 9, 10
Can wishes really come true? When the 23 Miles South Theatre presents the musical “WISH,” guests will be pleasantly surprised to discover a young girl’s wish for a loving family just may come true. The production will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9 and 10 at[Read More…]
GSU to stage world premiere of musical about 1919 Chicago race riot
Chicagoland audience members will have the chance to be the first to experience “Red Summer,” a new musical about the 1919 race riot in Chicago, premiering on the Governors State University Center for Performing Art stage. The show opens Friday, Sept. 16, and is being presented over two weekends. The[Read More…]
GSU’s sculpture park fundraiser is Saturday
Provided News The Governors State University Foundation is hosting “Sculpture, Wine & Dine,” a fundraiser for the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, on Saturday, Sept. 10, featuring a farm-to-table dinner. The sculpture park is a collection of 32 master works of large-scale sculpture on 100 acres of prairie landscape that make[Read More…]
State allocates $100 million to aid gun violence prevention efforts
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Tuesday, Aug. 30, opportunities for organizations to apply for an additional $100 million in grants to fund gun violence prevention programs in municipalities across Illinois. The funding is part of the Reimagine Public Safety Act (RPSA) and will support nonprofit community-based organizations and local[Read More…]
Anew to host ‘Sneaker Ball’ to celebrate 42 years of providing services to families in the Southland
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse will kick off the month by celebrating more than four decades of providing services to families impacted by domestic violence. The annual Keeping Dreams Alive event will be held on Friday, Oct. 7, at 5:30 p.m.[Read More…]
Food drive set for Sept. 10 in Homewood
The parish of St. Joseph, St. Anne and St. Emeric is hosting a food donation drive on Saturday, Sept. 10, for the “Neighbors in Need” program sponsored by Catholic Charities. Donations of food will be accepted from 9 to 11 a.m. in the church’s north parking lot at 17951 Dixie[Read More…]
PSC President selected for Aspen New Presidents Fellowship
Michael Anthony, president of Prairie State College, is one of 26 leaders selected for the 2022-23 class of the Aspen New Presidents Fellowship supporting community college presidents in the early years of their tenure. Anthony was named PSC president in September 2022. He had served as vice president of student[Read More…]
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