State and county health officials announced on Monday that eight additional cases of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, first identified in the United Kingdom, have been reported in Cook County. Health officials previously announced a single case of the variant in Chicago on Jan. 15, bringing the total to nine cases.[Read More…]
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Pritzker announces next phase of vaccination will begin Monday
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Friday that the state will move into the early stages of Phase 1B of the COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Plan beginning on Monday, Jan. 25. More than 3.2 million Illinoisans are eligible for Phase 1B. Eligible residents will be able to receive a vaccine at one[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to consider settlement over Calumet Country Club lawsuit
At its regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 26, the Homewood Board of Trustees will consider an agreement to settle a lawsuit filed against the village. The purchaser of the former Calumet Country Club property, 2136 175th St., filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court to disconnect the property from Homewood.[Read More…]
Flossmoor village hall to reopen Thursday
Flossmoor officials announced Wednesday afternoon that village hall and public works offices will reopen to the public on Thursday, Jan. 21. Flossmoor public facilities have been closed because of state-imposed virus mitigation restrictions. The suburban Chicago region has been in Tier 3 mitigations since November. State health officials announced on[Read More…]
4 state vaccination sites include Ford Heights, Robbins
Illinois launched four public COVID-19 vaccination sites in Cook County on Tuesday, Jan. 19, including two in the South Suburbs, one in Ford Heights and one in Robbins. The sites are being stood up through support from the Illinois National Guard (ILNG), according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Cook County locations[Read More…]
H-F region moves to less restrictive Tier 2 COVID-19 mitigation guidelines
State health officials announced Monday that the Region 10, suburban Chicago, including Homewood and Flossmoor, will move from Tier 3 to the less restrictive Tier 2. Although COVID-19 infection rates have been steadily improving in recent weeks, a state program that will help increase hospital staffing was credited with enabling[Read More…]
Public health officials confirm first Illinois case of the UK coronavirus variant
Illinois and Chicago public health officials announced Friday the discovery of the first case in Illinois of the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7, first identified in the United Kingdom. The case was identified by the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine through sequencing analysis of a specimen from bio-banked samples of COVID-19[Read More…]
Drama Group is seeking artists for Black experience presentation
US Rep. Kelly issues statement on impeachment
On Wednesday, following the second impeachment of President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who represents Homewood and Flossmoor, issued the following statement. “The President’s actions amount to treason. Donald Trump will go down in history as the only president in history to be impeached twice. “He has brought eternal[Read More…]
Chicago Heights man arrested for allegedly threatening violence at Biden inauguration
A suburban Chicago man was arrested Tuesday on a federal criminal charge for allegedly threatening to commit violence at the upcoming presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. Officials from the Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, the FBI and the Secret Service announced on Tuesday[Read More…]
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