Prairie State College enjoyed its best-ever men’s soccer season with a trip to the Northeast District Championship game for the first time. Carlos Reyes On Friday, the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference honored Pioneers coach Carlos Reyes by naming him Skyway Conference Men’s Coach of the Year. The award was voted on by[Read More…]
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Gov. Pritzker announces phased plan to reopen state businesses, operations
The five-phase reopening plan developed by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s office sets out scenarios for how a state region can move toward economies “fully reopening.” (Provided graphic)
Metra Electric service to increase May 18 for PTC completion
Metra announced Monday it will add service on the Electric Line on May 18 in order to complete implementation of the Positive Train Control (PTC) safety system on that line and throughout the Metra system. The federal government requires the implementation of PTC by the end of this year. The[Read More…]
H-F High seniors earn honors in speech
The National Speech & Debate Association has presented its Academic All-American Award to eight graduating seniors at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The award is in recognition of academic achievement and personal excellence, as well as competitive forensic experience. These students each reached a total of 750 or more points for forensics[Read More…]
H-F High media students win top honors in two competitions
Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s Viking Broadcast Company and Film Department have announced students who won top honors in two video contests. The Midwest Media Educators Association selected 12 H-F projects among the best submissions for the 27th annual MMEA competition.
West Suburban Teachers Union awards scholarship to H-F student
West Suburban Teachers Union, Local 571, recently announced the names of area students awarded the Mary Wheeler Scholarship, including Janellie Roach, a student at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Janellie was among seven recipients of the $2,950 scholarships. “Winners exhibited the highest academic standards and involvement in school and community service,” union[Read More…]
H-F High ranked as one of nation’s best high schools
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has been ranked as a U.S. News Best High School in the 2020 Best High Schools report published online by “U.S. News & World Report.” H-F ranked among the top 40 percent of the 18,000 schools nationwide that were ranked for student populations that demonstrated outstanding outcomes[Read More…]
State processing COVID-19-related spike in unemployment claims
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released numbers on Friday showing how dramatically the COVID-19 pandemic has affected employment in Illinois. The department processed 102,937 initial unemployment claims for the week ending April 18 and has processed more than 755,000 initial unemployment claims from March 1 through April 18,[Read More…]
H-F High ranked as one of nation’s best high schools
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has been ranked as a U.S. News Best High School in the 2020 Best High Schools report published online by “U.S. News & World Report.” H-F ranked among the top 40 percent of the 18,000 schools nationwide that were ranked for student populations that demonstrated outstanding outcomes[Read More…]
Governor suspends classroom learning for this academic term
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Friday, April 17, that in-person learning in schools will not resume during the 2019-20 school year, with remote learning days to continue for all pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students. “Our decisions must follow the science and the science says our students can’t go back[Read More…]
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