State Fire Marshal reminds Illinoisans to change clocks and batteries, test smoke alarms as Daylight Savings Time returns Sunday at 2 a.m. Daylight Savings Time returns, so it’s time to make sure clocks and other time devices move forward one hour. The time change is also a good time to[Read More…]
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Kopec to be named Flossmoor fire chief
At Monday’s village board meeting, Flossmoor Mayor Paul Braun will appoint Robert Kopec as the village’s next fire chief. The village board is expected to approve the appointment. Kopec will begin his new position April 5. He will take over from Interim Fire Chief Greg Berk, who has served since former[Read More…]
Free tax preparation assistance available throughout Illinois
Low-to-moderate income families and older Illinoisans needing assistance filing their 2020 individual income taxes can receive free help through several programs across the state. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and AARP Tax-Aide programs are providing free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals in select locations[Read More…]
Health officials confirm case in Chicago of the COVID-19 P.1 variant
State and city health officials today announced Friday, Feb. 5, the first case in Illinois of the COVID-19 variant called P.1, which was first identified in travelers from Brazil during routine airport screening in Tokyo, Japan, in early January. The case in Chicago was identified by the Pathogen Genomics research[Read More…]
Prairie State falls to Roosevelt
Prairie State pitched well in both games of the doubleheader Sunday, March 7, but fell short in both games against Roosevelt University in Peoria. The Pioneers dropped the first game 4-3 and lost 4-2 in the second game on Sunday. Roosevelt University 4, Prairie State 3 The Pioneers took a[Read More…]
Greenspace group to host candidate forum Saturday
The South Suburbs for Greenspace Over Concrete will host a candidates forum on Saturday, March 6. The group formed recently to oppose the redevelopment of the former Calumet Country Club as a warehousing/fulfillment operation. The group has organized frequent demonstrations at Homewood village hall in recent weeks and has attended[Read More…]
State encourages residents to use V-safe After Vaccination Health Checker
As more Illinois residents become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging those who receive a COVID-19 vaccination to utilize the V-safe After Vaccination Health Checker (v-safe). V-safe allows individuals who have received their first vaccination to get a text sent to[Read More…]
Pritzker signs criminal justice reform bill
On Monday, Feb. 22, Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation that transforms Illinois’ criminal justice system. The new law ends a pretrial detention system that advocates say benefits the wealthy, expands training and wellness programs for law enforcement, modernizes sentencing laws and prioritizes treatment and rehabilitation for low-level drug crimes. House[Read More…]
H-F grad joins Biden team at AmeriCorps
Sonali Nijhawan, a 2001 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, has joined the Biden administration as director of AmeriCorps state and national initiatives. Sonali Nijhawan AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and service, is poised for extraordinary progress with calls for investment in national service programming at every level, amid growing[Read More…]
Homewood’s Police Chief William Alcott retires, Deputy Chief Denise McGrath promoted to chief
Homewood announced Thursday that Police Chief William Alcott will retire effective Feb. 26. Deputy Chief Denise McGrath will be promoted to chief on that date.
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