The parish of St. John Neumann is hosting a food donation drive on Saturday, Dec. 17, for the “Neighbors in Need” program sponsored by Catholic Charities. Donations of food will be accepted from 9 to 11 a.m. in the church’s north parking lot at 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. This[Read More…]
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State to get $350M in federal funding to support small businesses (free)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that Illinois will receive up to $354.6 million to administer four programs as part of the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The expanded program offering through SSBCI will enable Illinois to support small businesses across the state – helping them attract[Read More…]
Obituary: Susan L. Sharwarko | Nov. 4, 1951 – Dec. 5, 2022
Susan L. Sharwarko nee Nontell, 71, of Homewood died at home with family on Dec. 5, 2022. Hopefully they serve bacon and beer in heaven. Sue was born on Nov. 4, 1951, in Chicago to Joseph and Carole Nontell (nee Malikowski). One of four children, she grew up in a[Read More…]
County assessor makes property tax simulator available
More than $180 billion in property taxes collected from every property in Cook County can now be analyzed with software code created by the Cook County Assessor’s Office. The Property Tax Simulator, or PTAXSIM, is a software code package implemented in the coding language R and designed to recalculate changes to[Read More…]
64 H-F seniors recognized as Illinois State Scholars
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission has named 64 Homewood-Flossmoor High School students Illinois State Scholars. These students were selected based on standardized test scores combined with sixth semester class rank. They generally rank in the top 10% of the Class of 2023. Honorees are David Anderson, Gabrielle Austin, Jack Barry,[Read More…]
Cook County announces $5.5M to increase electric vehicle charging infrastructure in suburbs
Cook County announced on Monday, Nov. 21, an allocation of $5.5 million in funding for the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Program designed to increase the number and access to public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout suburban Cook County. The goal of the four-year initiative is to install up to 75 dual-port[Read More…]
Stakeholder workshop Nov. 29 on implementing state Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan
The Illinois Department of Transportation is inviting residents to attend the next stakeholder meeting on implementing the state’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure plan. The virtual workshop will be Tuesday, Nov. 29, from 2 to 3 p.m. Based on feedback from previous stakeholder meetings, the upcoming workshop will be focused on[Read More…]
Marian Catholic students give thanks and give back
Marian Catholic High School students joined The Emmaus Community in Olympia Fields last week for a community service project that provided all the fixings for a delicious Thanksgiving meal for 250 families in need in our local community. More than 60 volunteers gathered at The Emmaus Community on Thursday, Friday[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School posts first-quarter honor roll
A number of Homewood and Flossmoor students were among 37% of Marian Catholic High School’s student body of 300 students to be named to the first quarter honor roll for earning a GPA of 3.2 or higher. “It’s not easy to earn a high GPA at Marian Catholic and we[Read More…]
Katz Milanec in Homewood holds annual food, coat drive
Leading up to the winter holidays, accounting firm Katz Milanec is hosting a food and coat drive, offering individuals and businesses the chance to participate in an event designed to give back to the local community. Katz Milanec is collecting non-perishable food items and coats in good condition at 18141[Read More…]
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