Franciscan Health Dyer and Franciscan Health Olympia Fields were both recently named Bariatric Centers of Excellence (COE) by Optum. To ensure COEs continue to meet professional standards for top specialty care, Optum annually reviews and recertifies each bariatric COE program. Optum bariatric Centers of Excellence perform more successful bariatric procedures[Read More…]
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Rainbow Cone to open Wednesday in Flossmoor
Flossmoor is getting a taste of Chicago’s favorite ice cream as The Original Rainbow Cone announced the opening of a new location at 19805 S. Crawford Ave. Rainbow Cone in Flossmoor will host a grand opening celebration with a ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m. July 3. The first 50 guests in line[Read More…]
RTA: Regional transit ridership reaches a new post-pandemic high
Ridership across Chicago’s transit system has continued to increase, with May 2024 seeing the highest ridership levels since 2019 for CTA, Metra and Pace. The figures represent nearly 14 percent year-over-year growth for all fixed routes on three Service Boards combined. The three operators provided more than 32 million rides[Read More…]
Flossmoor to appoint Estelle as director of police services
At its meeting on Monday, July 1, the Flossmoor Board of Trustees is expected to approve the new position of Director of Police Services; Carl Estelle of Flossmoor will be appointed to the role and start mid-July. Estelle has more than 30 years of leadership in law enforcement and management.[Read More…]
Treasurer: Analysis shows record-high property tax increases for south suburban homeowners
Homeowners in many south and southwest suburbs will have to pay a lot more in property taxes as the median tax bill jumped a record 19.9% in the region, according to an analysis released today by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas. The biggest increases in homeowners’ tax bills occurred in[Read More…]
Stars & Stripes Family Social is July 3 at Irwin Park
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District has planned a free Stars & Stripes Family Social, an evening of fun for all ages, on Wednesday, July 3, at Irwin Park, 18120 S. Highland Ave. in Homewood. Enjoy a host of activities starting at 6:30 p.m., including spin art, a bounce house and lawn[Read More…]
Cook County returns to timely property tax schedule after pandemic disruption
Cook County property tax officials announced today that second installment property tax bills for tax year 2023 will be available to property owners by July 2. The calculation and issuance of property tax bills involves a complex process coordinated among various local and county agencies and is conducted in two[Read More…]
Preckwinkle unveils preliminary budget forecast for fiscal year 2025
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled on Tuesday, June 18, the preliminary forecast for the county’s fiscal year 2025 budget, showing a projected gap of $218.2 million – down from the $409.6 million peak during the pandemic. The hospital system projects no deficits this coming fiscal year, marking the[Read More…]
Flossmoor features new public art, fundraiser for art program
Art aficionados can now enjoy new public sculptures in the Village of Flossmoor. This spring the village added new sculptures to its permanent collection of public art, plus it incorporated a new sculpture into its rotational collection. At the west end of Flossmoor, located in Ballantrae Park, 1404 Lanark[Read More…]
State commission on reparations will begin a series of public hearings on July 13
The State of Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission (ADCRC) announced on June 18 the first of a series of public hearings it will host to discuss reparatory actions for Black Americans in Illinois who are descendants of American Chattel Slavery. This initial hearing will take place in Chicago on Saturday,[Read More…]
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