A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center will open on Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the Homewood Auditorium, 2010 Chestnut Road, to help residents with recovery from the July 13-16 severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding. Specialists from FEMA, the state of Illinois and the U.S. Small Business Administration will be at[Read More…]
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Collection drive for veterans is Saturday, Nov. 2
Volunteers are gearing up for a collection drive on Saturday, Nov. 2, to benefit the veterans at the Veterans Home in Manteno. Volunteers will be stationed from 9 a.m. to noon at the parking lot at St. John Neumann Parish, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. See below for a list[Read More…]
Live Free 999 donates $100,000 in recognition of World Mental Health Day and to honor Juice WRLD
Live Free 999, the nonprofit founded by Carmela Wallace to honor her son Jarad “Juice WRLD” Higgins, announced today that it has donated $100,000 to local and national organizations addressing mental health and substance dependency challenges. The donations to A Place Called Home, The AAKOMA Project, Bring Change to Mind,[Read More…]
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra performs for ‘Sweeney Todd’ at GSU
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will give its next concert on Saturday, Oct. 19, as it accompanies the Kokandy Productions performance of the musical “Sweeney Todd” at Governors State University. The Stephen Sondheim musical will open at 7:30 p.m. on the stage at the Center for Performing Arts at GSU in[Read More…]
Cook County launches program to foster community storytelling and digital inclusion
In a significant effort to bridge the digital divide, Cook County announced on Oct. 11 the launch of the Cook County Digital Equity IMPACT Small Grants Program. The program will support community organizations in using storytelling as a tool to promote digital inclusion. Funded with $187,500 provided by the American Rescue[Read More…]
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields conducting job recruitment fair
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, in partnership with Specialty Physicians of Illinois LLC, is conducting a job recruitment fair Oct. 22 for a variety of career opportunities in the South Suburbs. Positions are available in clinical and non-clinical settings, including hospital, physician practices and home health. The recruitment fair is from[Read More…]
Preckwinkle releases $9.89B recommended budget
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday, Oct. 10, unveiled a proposed $9.89 billion executive budget recommendation for Fiscal Year 2025. The proposed budget includes hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for equity-focused programs, continued pandemic recovery efforts and essential services without layoffs, tax increases or cuts to[Read More…]
Prairie State College open house is Oct. 19
Prairie State College invites the community to its open house on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to noon on the main campus, 202 Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. This free event is an opportunity for prospective students and their families to explore the campus, meet faculty and staff, and[Read More…]
Vince Krydynski announces retirement as president of Marian Catholic High School
Marian Catholic High School announced that Vince Krydynski (Class of 1981), who has served as the school’s President since 2016, will retire at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. “After prayerful reflection and discussions with my family, I have decided to step down as president of Marian Catholic, at[Read More…]
FEMA warns residents to beware of disaster fraud
Fraudulent activity typically increases after disasters. Con artists may try to get money from people who are dealing with property damage from natural disasters or ask for personal information in order to commit identity theft. Survivors of the July 13-16 severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding in Cook, Fulton,[Read More…]
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