Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller (6th district) has proposed an ordinance that would prohibit the sale of flavored liquid nicotine products in Cook County. The ordinance was introduced at the commission’s April 27 meeting. On Wednesday, April 26, Miller was joined by Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart and Cook[Read More…]
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H-F chapter of National Art Honor Society inducts 32
Top students in the fine arts program at Homewood-Flossmoor High School were inducted into the National Art Honor Society during a special ceremony April 25 at the high school. To be selected, these 32 students had to maintain an overall 2.5 GPA or better on a 4.0 scale, and be[Read More…]
H-F inducts 51 into math honors society
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School chapter of Mu Alpha Theta, the National Math Honor Society, inducted 51 new members during an April 26 ceremony at the high school. Students are invited to join the math honor society based on their mathematics grades. A student must have received A’s in regular mathematics[Read More…]
Kelly, Duckworth, Durbin introduce bills aimed at boosting youth employment
On Thursday, April 27, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), along with U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth reintroduced two bills to expand and increase access to employment opportunities for underserved youth. The Helping to Encourage Real Opportunity (HERO) for Youth Act and the Assisting in Developing (AID)[Read More…]
Homewood library needs volunteers for Decennial Committee
The Homewood Public Library is looking for community members who will volunteer to serve on a Decennial Committee. The committee is being organized to comply with a new state law intended to review efficiencies in government agencies. It is expected the committee will meet three times in the coming year.[Read More…]
Homewood Fire Department to provide free smoke alarms for residents aged 60 and over
Homewood residents over the age of 60 can request the Homewood Fire Department install free concealed battery smoke alarms as part of the Be Alarmed! Smoke Alarm Installation program. Smoke alarms will be given on a first-come, first-served basis starting June 1. This program is meant for those who don’t[Read More…]
AngelEye bridges the gap between home and Special Care Nursery
As a labor and delivery nurse at the Franciscan Health Family Birth Center in Olympia Fields, Heather Carter was confident of the quality of care she and her baby would receive there. What the New Lenox mom did not anticipate was that Liam would be born at 36 weeks and[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly co-sponsors bipartisan PROTECT 911 Act to support dispatchers
Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) last week introduced the bipartisan Providing Resources and Occupational Training for Emotional Crisis and Trauma (PROTECT) 911 Act to address health and wellness issues for emergency call-takers and dispatchers. The PROTECT 911 Act includes measures to advance health and wellness for 911 professionals, including: “Too often,[Read More…]
Homewood man dies in Lemont industrial accident
The Will County Coroner’s Office reported Tuesday, April 25, that Dru A. Worker, 25, of Homewood, was killed in an incident at Seneca Petroleum in Lemont. Worker was pronounced dead at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday at the work site. The Will County Sheriff Police is investigating the incident. An autopsy has[Read More…]
Bird hike May 6 will include Underground Railroad sites
The Sand Ridge Audubon Society and the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project will sponsor a bird hike on Saturday, May 6, that also will cover Underground Railroad history on Chicago’s South Side. Participants will learn about the local history of the Underground Railroad while observing a wide variety of native birds[Read More…]
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