Note: This story is the seventh in a series from our annual Health & Wellness special section, part of the Chronicle’s April 1 print edition. The section was sponsored by Franciscan Health. You could be the next patient at the Prairie State College dental hygiene clinic. For more than 50[Read More…]
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Six of Spades, a group of H-F juniors, makes music for fun and teen angst release
Six of Spades is a group of five H-F High School juniors who sing and play guitar, bass, flute, keyboard, ukulele, various percussions and other instruments. After singing together in the H-F Choir, in early 2022, Six of Spades members realized how much they enjoyed it and wanted to take[Read More…]
Unshaven Comics publishes graphic novel, teases new comic book class
Unshaven Comics has published a new, all-ages graphic novel, “Blooms: Heist on Magical Girl Vault,” that was made in collaboration with Chicago comic book artist Stephanie Mided. The company consists of Homewood natives Marc Alan Fishman, Matt Wright and Kyle Gnepper. They touted the new book at the recent Chicago[Read More…]
Picketing, rally mark start of strike by GSU faculty and staff
Faculty and staff at Governors State University went on strike on Tuesday, April 11. The action comes after negotiations that began last summer stalled. Union members picketed near the university’s main entrance and then rallied outside of the university’s administrative offices. They were joined by fellow members of University Professionals[Read More…]
Taking Care: Doctor visit can benefit physical, mental health
Note: This story is the fourth in a series from our annual Health & Wellness special section, first published in the April 1 print edition and sponsored by Franciscan Health. It may seem routine, but a visit with your doctor might have more benefits than you realize. Patients who regularly[Read More…]
Taking Care: A young life affected by dementia, then Alzheimer’s
Note: This story is the third in a series from our annual Health & Wellness special section, first published in the April 1 print edition. For 25 years, Al Fidanza was a stationary engineer at a high rise building in Chicago. Then his boss started noticing he’d fail to complete[Read More…]
Taking Care: Tips for parents to balance screen time
Note: This story is the second in a series from our annual Health & Wellness special section, first published in the April 1 print edition and sponsored by Franciscan Health. Carole Sharwarko of the H-F Chronicle talked with Dr. Ira Kumar, board certified pediatrician with Franciscan Health, to learn about[Read More…]
Taking Care: Franciscan’s Outpatient Center offers multitude of therapies
Note: This story is the first in a series from our annual Health & Wellness special section, first published in the April 1 print edition and sponsored by Franciscan Health. ”Anytime people or patients have questions, they can always come in; there is an open-door policy in seeking more information,[Read More…]
State of Faith: First Presbyterian Church pastor: ‘Worry less and live more’
(This story is part of the Chronicle’s State of Faith series exploring spiritual life in the Homewood and Flossmoor area. The Chronicle spoke with the newly appointed pastor at a mainline church to find out how he will approach his position. The project is funded by a grant from the[Read More…]
Parks Pastries moving to former location of Pearson’s Bakery
Parks Pastries Bakery & Café is moving from Homewood’s downtown business district to the Southgate Shopping Area in Homewood, according to the company website. Both the new and old locations are currently not open to the public, but the company is still taking orders by phone and on its website.[Read More…]
