A suspect was apprehended Monday morning, May 17, by bank security during an apparent robbery attempt at the US Bank branch at 183rd Street and Kedzie Avenue, according to Homewood police. No one was injured in the incident, which was reported to police at 10:31 a.m. The suspect was turned over[Read More…]
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Preckwinkle announces launch of Cook County Equity Fund Taskforce
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced recently the launch of a more than 50-member taskforce to advise her administration on strategic investments from the new Cook County Equity Fund, which addresses historical disparities and disinvestment in Black and Latinx communities. The Cook County Equity Fund was established by President[Read More…]
Vaccine incentive: Six Flag offers 50,000 free tickets to two parks to newly vaccinated residents (free content)
Following this week’s expansion of vaccine eligibility to 12- to 15-year-olds, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that Six Flags Great America will offer 50,000 free tickets to their parks in Gurnee and Rockford to newly vaccinated Illinois residents. The value of the donated tickets is $4 million. “Six Flags Great America[Read More…]
COVID-19 vaccination event hosted at GSU on Saturday (free content)
Governors State University and South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association are partnering with Walgreens to host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the university on Saturday, May 15, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walgreens will have the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine available for children as young as 12 years old and[Read More…]
Illinois will enter bridge phase on Friday as state continues to ease pandemic restrictions (free content)
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) confirmed the entire state will move into the Bridge Phase of the Restore Illinois reopening plan on Friday, May 14. The Bridge Phase is the final step before the full reopening of Phase 5. Under the Bridge Phase, there are expanded[Read More…]
Vaccination sites to offer Pfizer vaccines to teens aged 12-15 (free content)
Kids aged 12 to 15 can now receive the Pfizer coronavirus vacccine, and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today on Wednesday that vaccination locations across the state are prepared to administer it to them. The announcement comes following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent expansion of[Read More…]
80 H-F seniors named Illinois State Scholars
Outstanding academic work by 80 seniors at Homewood-Flossmoor High School has led to their selection as 2021-22 Illinois State Scholars. Approximately the top 10% of graduates from approved high schools are announced as state scholars each year. ACT or SAT scores, standardized test scores and performance-based academic data reported by[Read More…]
Franciscan Health’s Social Impact Program partners with nonprofits to serve at-risk populations
Franciscan Health received funds to support healthcare-related programs for non-profit, health and human service organizations in at-risk communities. These funds will be allocated through Franciscan’s Social Impact Partnership Program (SIPP). SIPP funding applications will be accepted until June 11. Partner agencies will be announced July 29. Organizations may apply for[Read More…]
Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau campaign aims to attract visitors
The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau has partnered with eight othertourism organizations to launch a summer campaign to encourage travel to and around northeastern Illinois. The Visit Chicagoland campaign, themed “The Only Thing Missing Is You,” is designed to promote awareness and generate interest in luring visitors back to the region’s many[Read More…]
Homewood police investigate shooting death (free content)
A 48-year-old man was found dead Saturday morning when Homewood police responded to a report of a gunshot victim in the 900 block of 175th Street. The victim was found in an office about 10:30 a.m. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of the family, police[Read More…]
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