St. John Neumann Parish is hosting its Lenten Fish Fry starting Friday, March 7, at the church hall, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. Service will continue on Fridays, March 14, 21, 28, April 4 and 11, from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Carry-out service will be available. Volunteers will serve dinner[Read More…]
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Illinois treasurer returns $22M to residents in January through I-CASH
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned $22 million to nearly 19,000 people in January through I-CASH, the state’s missing money program. “Returning this money to the rightful owners is better than keeping it in our bank vaults,” Frerichs said. “It helps our state’s economy when people have a little more[Read More…]
County announces Community Safety Grant opportunities
Cook County announced on Feb. 27 two grant opportunities designed to improve community safety in Cook County. Cook County Community Violence Intervention Grants (CC-CVI) will provide $20 million in funding for community-based services such as street outreach to support residents at risk of being involved in community violence. The Cook[Read More…]
Board-certified rheumatologist joins Specialty Physicians of Illinois in Olympia Fields
Board-certified rheumatologist Dr. Aravind Gopal is now part of Specialty Physicians of Illinois LLC and is accepting new patients at his office on the Franciscan Health Olympia Fields campus. Gopal also is board-certified internal medicine. He attended medical school at TD Medical College in Alappuzha, India, and earned his MD[Read More…]
Flossmoor School District 161 announces kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year
Flossmoor School District 161 will begin kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at each of the district’s elementary schools. Schools include Flossmoor Hills, 3721 Beech St.; Heather Hill, 1439 Lawrence Crescent; Serena Hills, 255 Pleasant Drive; and Western Avenue, 940 Western[Read More…]
Prairie State College open house is Saturday, March 1
Prairie State College (PSC) invites the community to its upcoming open house on Saturday, March 1, from 10 a.m. to noon on the main campus, 202 South Halsted St., Chicago Heights. Staff will be available to answer questions about the college’s varied programs, financial aid, scholarship opportunities and admission requirements.[Read More…]
Obituary: Jayne R. Burghardt
Jayne R. Burghardt died Jan. 28 after a long illness. She was 100 years old. At the time of her death, she lived in Flossmoor. Originally from Ohio, she met her husband, Bill, at a USO Club event during World War II. They married in 1946 and moved to Park[Read More…]
Vikings baseball benefit March 1
Vikings Baseball Booster Club is hosting its Red & White Social fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at Flossmoor Community House, 847 Hutchison Road in Flossmoor. The event celebrates the H-F Vikings Baseball team as it prepares for the 2025 season. Guests will enjoy appetizers, drinks, raffles,[Read More…]
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields to present free suicide prevention course
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields will present a free suicide prevention course on March 13. The entry level “question, persuade and refer” or QPR Suicide Prevention Course is based on curriculum developed by the QPR Institute. The course aims to save lives and reduce suicidal behaviors by providing innovative, practical and proven[Read More…]
Franciscan Health offers virtual diabetes prevention program
Franciscan Health will be hosting a virtual diabetes prevention program online starting Tuesday, April 8, at 5 p.m. Franciscan Health’s Diabetes Prevention Program follows guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that have been proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. More than one in three[Read More…]
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