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…]
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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…]
State starts posting vaccination reports on website
On Jan. 12, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) began reporting COVID-19 vaccination data on its website, with data to be updated daily and additional data to be provided as available. It is important to note that vaccine distribution figures are reported in real time, while vaccine administration figures are[Read More…]
Flossmoor resident elected to Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
Allan M. Spooner of Flossmoor, president and CEO of Franciscan Health South Suburban Chicago Division, has been elected to the Illinois Health and Hospital Association’s (IHA) board of directors, which represents more than 200 hospitals and nearly 40 health systems across Illinois. His three-year term began Jan. 1. Allan Spooner[Read More…]
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