The Community Board of the Cancer Support Center is hosting its 18th annual Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 12, at Balagio’s Ristorante, 17501 Dixie Highway in Homewood. This fun evening is open to men and women with a chance for the final eight players to share more than $5,000[Read More…]
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ISU honors H-F grad Jennifer Parker for outstanding achievements
The Illinois State University Outstanding Young Alumni Award will be presented to Homewood-Flossmoor High School Class of 2000 graduate Dr. Jennifer Parker. The award, being presented Feb. 17, recognizes the contributions of outstanding young alumni to society, their profession or the university. Selection is based upon significant accomplishments in one’s[Read More…]
IDPH marks 2-year anniversary of COVID-19 in state
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Monday the second anniversary of the first COVID-19 case reported in the state. Two years later, IDPH is reporting more than 30,000 COVID-19 deaths during the pandemic. “On Jan. 24, 2020, when we announced the first case of COVID-19 in Illinois, we[Read More…]
Franciscan physicians named ‘Top Doctors’ by research firm
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields announced Tuesday, Jan. 25, that three members of its medical staff have been recognized as “Top Doctors” by Castle Connolly, a leading research and information resource for patients that partners with regional and national publications.
Illinois tax filing opens Monday (free)
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) will begin accepting 2021 state individual income tax returns on Monday, Jan. 24, the same date that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) begins accepting federal individual income tax returns. If a taxpayer electronically files an error-free return, they should receive a direct deposit refund[Read More…]
Cook County exceeds 14,000 COVID-19 deaths
Just over two weeks after confirming 13,000 COVID-19 deaths in Cook County, the Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO) marked another grim pandemic milestone on Friday, confirming the County’s 14,000th death due to COVID-19 infection. The Office noted that six weeks passed between the county’s 12,000th and 13,000th COVID-19 deaths and more[Read More…]
Obituary: David T. Blazevic | Jan. 11, 202
David T. Blazevic passed away on January 11, 2022, in Price, Utah at the age of 94. His wife for 57 years, Sally Mount Blazevic, passed away in 2012. They lived in the Dolphin Lake area of Homewood from 1972 until they moved to Arizona in 1998. He was born[Read More…]
Chicago Heights driver services facility to reopen Jan. 25 (free content)
Secretary of State Jesse White announced on Thursday, Jan. 20, that the permanent Chicago Heights driver services facility at 570 W. 209th St. will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 25. The facility has been closed since the summer of 2020 after a fire seriously damaged the building. “The people of Chicago[Read More…]
RUSH and Franciscan Alliance agree to new partnership
Rush University System for Health (RUSH) and Franciscan Alliance Inc., have signed a letter of intent and associated services agreement that will provide advisory services to assist Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in graduate medical education and physician recruitment throughout 2022. Leaders from both health systems underscored the value of the[Read More…]
Governor announces federal staffing aid approved for UChicago Medicine-Ingalls Memorial Hospital
The winter COVID-19 surge has put health care staffs under tremendous pressure, but help for one south suburban hospital is on the way. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday the federal government has granted the state’s request for medical staffing assistance for UChicago Medicine-Ingalls Memorial Hospital. Under the agreement, a 26-person[Read More…]
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