A host of new films will be shown as part of the Governors State University Chicago Southland International Film Festival Oct. 19 through 25. Dozens of short and feature films have been selected for the third annual event, according to festival co-founders Suzanne E. Patterson and Joshua E. Young. They[Read More…]
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Registration open for Haunted Homewood Halloween House Decorating Contest
Halloween decorations are popping up in area yards, and now there’s a chance for creative decorators to compete for prizes in the Haunted Homewood Halloween House Decorating Contest. Residents can enter their decorations in the contest until Oct. 26. Judging will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Oct.[Read More…]
South Suburban College, IDPH extend COVID-19 drive-thru testing through December
South Suburban College, 15800 S. State St. in South Holland, has signed a new intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to continue free COVID-19 testing on its main campus in South Holland through Dec. 31. “We have heard from our community about the convenience of this[Read More…]
Illinois health officials urge residents to get flu shots
Illinois Department of Public Health officials are urging residents to get flu shots, noting that protection from seasonal flu is even more important in conjunction with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Every year the flu sickens millions of Americans, hospitalizes hundreds of thousands, and kills tens of thousands. “This season[Read More…]
Boy Scouts host blood drive Oct. 10
Boy Scout Troop 342 is hosting a blood drive from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 10, at St. Joseph Parish Hall, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. Donors must be at least 16 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds. Donors can donate every eight weeks. Persons with[Read More…]
South Holland firefighter dies following diving incident
The Village of South Holland is deeply saddened to report the tragic loss of firefighter Dylan Cunningham, 29, following an underwater dive on Wednesday, Sept. 30. The cause of the incident is under investigation. Dylan Cunningham The incident occurred at Haigh Quarry Lake in Kankakee. Cunningham was first rushed[Read More…]
Flossmoor Baseball Academy to hold tryouts Saturday
Chaneyville’s Flossmoor Baseball Academy is holding tryouts at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Bronco Field in Flossmoor, located just west of Western Avenue School, 940 Western Ave. The mission of the academy is to educate, inspire and mentor young athletes to become successful, confident individuals, according to founder Fred Chaney.[Read More…]
Izaak Walton invites voting on photo contest entries
More than 150 photos have been entered in the second annual Homewood Izaak Walton Photo Contest, according to the nature preserve’s photo contest committee, and fans of the preserve are invited to vote on their favorites. “We are delighted that despite the pandemic, so many photographers still took the time to[Read More…]
Free meals available for H-F High School students
Are you hungry just as the school day starts? Missing lunch period in the cafeteria? Finding nothing at home to eat? Homewood-Flossmoor High School students can get free breakfast and lunch meals, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Meals are available to all students, regardless of income. Students can[Read More…]
IPO quartet featured on WFMT Thursday
An Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra quartet performance will be broadcast and live streamed at noon on Thursday, Oct. 1, on WFMT radio, 98.7 FM. The “Music in Chicago” series will feature a concert IPO members gave Aug. 5 at Olympia Fields Country Club when they performed Will Grant Still’s “Lyric Quartette.”[Read More…]
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