Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., released this statement marking the one year anniversary of the House Gun Violence Prevention Sit-In that she organized with Reps. John Lewis (Ga.), Katherine Clark (Mass.), David Cicilline (R.I.) and John Larson (Conn.). Kelly represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress. It comes after Kelly, vice[Read More…]
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LGBTQ Pride Month celebrated June 21
Community members are invited to the June 21 meeting of Lighthouse, a support group for LGBTQ teens and young adults, to join in the celebration of LGBT Pride month. The event, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Community House, 847 Hutchison Road in Flossmoor, will feature music, a[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly asks Rauner for answers on health care law’s impact on Illinois
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., along with U.S. Senators Richard Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and the Democratic members of the Illinois Congressional delegation, have renewed their request for Gov. Bruce Rauner to explain how the Congressional Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect Illinois families,[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly leads support effort for regional airport
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., joined by 30 other elected leaders, wrote to Gov. Bruce Rauner expressing their “collective support for construction of the South Suburban Airport” in Peotone. The leaders called the project “an incubator of innovation and generator of growth for our nation.” “For decades, we’ve needed a[Read More…]
Advocate South Suburban Hospital makes “Best Places to Work” list
Advocate South Suburban Hospital, 17800 Kedzie Ave. in Hazel Crest, has made it onto the top 150 list of “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” published by Modern Healthcare. The recognition program honors workplaces throughout the health care industry that empower employees to provide patients and customers with the[Read More…]
Advocate South Suburban Hospital to host a Farmer’s Market on June 14
Advocate South Suburban Hospital is hosting two summer farmer’s markets this year. The first will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, in the hospital’s main parking lot at 17800 S. Kedzie Ave. in Hazel Crest. Advocate is partnering with Cristina Foods, a wholesale food service distributor,[Read More…]
Marian Spartans take second place in 3A title contest
Marian Catholic High School won the second place trophy Saturday in the Illinois High School Association’s 3A Division baseball championship. St. Victor took the title in an exciting game. The final was 10-8. After Marian Catholic had rallied from an 8-1 deficit with a thrilling seven-run sixth inning, St. Viator[Read More…]
South side of Calumet station to close Monday for renovation
Metra announced on Monday that beginning 10 a.m. Monday, June 12, the south entrance and southern half of the Calumet platform will be out of service for about six months to complete a station renovation project. The north end of the station, which has been closed since Aug. 30, 2016,[Read More…]
Garden walk June 25 to benefit two local charities
The seventh annual Southland Community Garden Walk, sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women South Cook Section, will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 25.Six gardens will be featured in Flossmoor, Homewood and Olympia Fields. Garden experts will be available in each. Advance tickets are[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Spartans in state baseball tourney Friday
The Marian High School baseball team, which is headed to the Division 3A state finals on Friday. (Provided photo) The Marian Catholic High School Spartans baseball team will be competing in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) state finals for the Division 3A championship. A 10-0 win over Solorio Academy[Read More…]
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