Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the grand opening of the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM Center) at South Suburban College on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22. The project was spearheaded by the county’s Department of Environment and Sustainability (DES) in partnership with SSC. The new facility[Read More…]
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Year-long Franciscan Health program promotes healthy lifestyle to prevent diabetes
Franciscan Health is offering pre-diabetic patients the opportunity to help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes with its year-long Diabetes Prevention Program. Franciscan Health’s 12-month online Diabetes Prevention Program follows guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that have proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.[Read More…]
Orbert Davis is guest presenter for PSC Humanities Day April 26
Humanities Day at Prairie State College on Wednesday, April 26, will open with a presentation by Emmy Award winner Orbert Davis. His program will be followed by live music and a student art exhibition. All events are free. Davis opens the program at 9:30 a.m. in the Barnes and Noble[Read More…]
‘Violet’ musical being staged by The Drama Group
The Drama Group will present the moving story “Violet,” a musical being staged over two weekends starting Friday, April 28. Violet is a young woman who has facial disfigurement. She embarks on a journey from her farm community in North Carolina by Greyhound bus to Tulsa believing a televangelist there[Read More…]
Flossmoor police investigate business burglaries
The Flossmoor Police Department has received reports that two businesses in the 3000 block of Vollmer Road were burglarized. The initial burglary occurred during the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 11, while the second incident occurred during the early morning hours of Friday, April 14. The offenders forced entry[Read More…]
Applications for property tax savings now available
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi announced April 10 that property-tax-saving exemption applications for the 2022 tax year are now available online. Exemptions are savings that contribute to lowering a homeowner’s property tax bill. The most common is the Homeowner Exemption, saving a property owner an average of $950 dollars each year.[Read More…]
Wind Creek announces partnership with celebrity chef on Southland casino restaurants
Wind Creek Hospitality announced Thursday, April 13, a partnership with Fabio Viviani Hospitality to operate the food and beverage outlets at Wind Creek Chicago Southland, located in the villages of East Hazel Crest and Homewood. Viviani, who has participated in multiple seasons of Bravo’s Top Chef and also has his own cooking show,[Read More…]
Starry Nights opens with Pride Night concert June 9
A celebratory Pride Night program on Friday, June 9, will open the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s 2023 Starry Nights program at the band shell at Marie Irwin Park, Ridge Road and Highland Avenue in Homewood. This year, in the spirit of inclusion, the show is being presented by the villages of[Read More…]
Taking Care: Early diagnosis may help slow Alzheimer’s disease
Note: This story is the sixth in a series from our annual Health & Wellness special section, part of the Chronicle’s April 1 print edition. The section was sponsored by Franciscan Health. This information is from Alzheimer’s Association Illinois. When looking through your family, your social circle, your work group[Read More…]
Hazardous waste recycling April 22 at South Suburban College
Do you have lawn chemicals, antifreeze, fluorescent lamp bulbs? These are on the list of household hazardous waste items being collected from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at South Suburban College, 15800 State St., South Holland, in a program hosted by Cook County and the college’s Center[Read More…]
