It was four years ago, on March 13, 2020, that the United States shut down in an effort to control the COVID-19 virus. Now, with fewer people dying from the disease and a great number of Americans vaccinated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relaxed its guidelines for[Read More…]
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Health & Wellness 2024: Doctors helping patients meet their health goals
The next time you go to the doctor, think about what medical goals you want to work toward, advises Dr. Crystal Hines-Mays, a family physician at Franciscan Health’s Homewood office. Being able to share your medical history and goals is one way to build a strong doctor-patient relationship, Hines-Mays said.[Read More…]
Cold doesn’t stop annual Lucky Egg Hunt
The Easter Bunny came out, as did dozens of children and their families for the annual Lucky Egg Hunt sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District. As the temperature barely made the freezing mark on Saturday, March 23, snow flurries started. Easter is a sign of spring, but there was no[Read More…]
Businesswomen of Shops on Sterling help each other
Seven of the nine small businesses in Shops on Sterling, a building full of boutique and specialty shops in downtown Flossmoor, are owned by women. The businesses in Shops on Sterling are different enough so that shop owners don’t feel like they’re competing with each other. They help each other[Read More…]
Keeping Ida B. Wells’ legacy alive: A conversation with Michelle Duster
Note: Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of famed journalist and suffragist Ida B. Wells-Barnett, was the keynote speaker at Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s Pursuing the Dream event, an annual tribute to the work of Martin Luther King Jr. She spoke with the Chronicle on Jan. 23, the day before the event. Among Wells-Barnett’s[Read More…]
Dairy Queen in Homewood re-opens, offered free ice cream cones
Dairy Queen on Ridge Road in Homewood offered free ice cream cones on Thursday, March 14. This annual deal has become a tradition offered on the first day of the new season the Homewood Dairy Queen is open. A small scoop of vanilla ice cream on a cone was available[Read More…]
Flossmoor library hosts village’s celebration of Lunar New Year
The Village of Flossmoor and community members welcomed the Year of the Dragon as the Lunar New Year began on Saturday, Feb. 10. Flossmoor Public Library opened its doors Saturday morning so community members could learn, experience and culturally explore facets of the Lunar Calendar. Molly Deugaw, Flossmoor Community Relations[Read More…]
History-making music: How Juice WRLD’s music touched millions of hearts
Jarad Higgins was born talented, according to his mother, Carmela Wallace. Mothers are stereotypically biased when it comes to their children’s special abilities, but it wasn’t just Wallace’s view. “I remember him being in kindergarten and his teacher noticed that he had a knack for music,” she said. “She recommended[Read More…]
History-making music: How the Burke Brothers made beautiful music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began playing the clavier at age 4 and was composing at 5. Michael Jackson started his singing career at 6 when he first took the stage with the Jackson Five, his family’s singing group. And the late Reginald Waymond “Sonny” Burke, who spent the last 18 years[Read More…]
HF Robotics celebrates a decade of building
Ten years ago, something extraordinary began in the garage of Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson. Along with her husband Cameron and neighbor Mark Matthews, Nelson founded a small Lego league team that taught kids how to make robots move. The group has transformed into the HF Robotics Team, a STEM learning[Read More…]