Franciscan Health is taking the next step in its 106-year commitment to building healthier communities in the Chicago South Suburbs. As of Friday, Sept. 7, all emergency, inpatient and labor and delivery services at the Chicago Heights campus have been consolidated into the campus in Olympia Fields. Those services, along[Read More…]
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Fright Fest discount tickets available
South Suburban Mayors & Managers Association has discount tickets available for Six Flags Fright Fest. Tickets are $39.95 and include admission to six haunted houses at Six Flags in Gurnee for Sept. 15 and 16, or Oct. 5, 6, 7 and 8. Tickets are available through sixflags.com/GreatAmerica and enter the[Read More…]
No Metra fare increase in 2019
Metra announced on Wednesday, Sept. 12, that there will not be a fare increase in 2019. The commuter railroad will spend the year highlighting the need for more public aid and sounding the alarm about the system’s deterioration and possible downsizing if that aid does not materialize. “We ask our[Read More…]
‘Bach & Beers’ benefit for IPO
“Bach & Beers,” a fundraiser for the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra set for Tuesday, Sept. 25, will be held at Rabid Brewing, 17759 Bretz Dr. in Homewood. The 7 to 9 p.m. event will feature a Maestro Mashup – a head-to-head contest between a musician from the IPO and one from[Read More…]
IPO tickets available for 2018-19 season performances
Tickets are on sale for the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra’s opening concert Oct. 20 that includes selections from American composers. This program is part of the Southland Arts, Municipalities and Business Alliance’s Made in America Festival. The orchestra will perform the overture to Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” and George Gershwin’s “American in[Read More…]
Marian Catholic to celebrate homecoming along with school’s 60th anniversary
Marian Catholic High School is celebrating its homecoming this week. Various events and activities will take place at the school during this celebration. As a reflection of the school’s 60th anniversary, the theme for this year’s Homecoming celebration is “Homecoming Rewind – Dancing through the Decades.” Students are celebrating the[Read More…]
Flossmoor Police get ComEd grant for safety speed signs
The Flossmoor Police Department has received one of 21 ComEd grants awarded through its Powering Safe Communities program. The ComEd awards were given for projects that improve the efficiency and delivery of public safety programs, increase community resiliency and address unmet safety needs. Applications to ComEd were reviewed by the[Read More…]
GSU film fest to feature student work
Registration is now open to reserve seats for the short film competition in the inaugural Chicago Southland International Film Festival (CSIFF) on Sept. 15 and 16 at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts. The festival will provide students an opportunity to tell extraordinary stories of everyday lives. Storylines include[Read More…]
Hutchinson’s bill OKs growing industrial hemp on Illinois farms
Legislation allowing the cultivation of industrial hemp in Illinois was signed into law Aug 26. Senate Bill 2298, co-sponsored by Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D-Chicago Heights, creates the Industrial Hemp Act and allows farmers to apply to the Illinois Department of Agriculture for a license to cultivate and process industrial hemp. [Read More…]
Hutchinson sponsors bills to stabilize child care funding in Illinois
Two bills sponsored by State Senator Toi Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) to increase stability for the thousands of Illinois families who rely on the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) were signed into law on Friday, Aug. 17. House Bill 4965, brings Illinois in line with federal law by moving to[Read More…]