NEWS NOTES People Want Jobs. Wind Creek Casino Southland Career Fest drew a crowd at Prairie State College on Wednesday, Aug. 7. By 9 a.m., a casino spokesperson said 100 people were in line. As the doors opened at 10 a.m., the line had multiplied that number several times over. We’ll[Read More…]
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H-F culinary kitchens ready for new school year
The construction project converting space at Homewood-Flossmoor High School for a full commercial kitchen is on time and on budget. H-F is in the middle of a $26 million building program that includes work in the North Building and the addition of a new science building. The school board sold[Read More…]
8.8.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
HOMEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING — The commission will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. Find the agenda here. To attend remotely, click here or call 312-626-6799 and use meeting ID 991 8481 1606, passcode 573812. PSC ART SHOW CLOSING RECEPTION — The Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College, 202 S. Halsted[Read More…]
Thousands line up for chance at casino jobs
Wind Creek Casino Southland Career Fest drew a crowd at Prairie State College on Wednesday, Aug. 7. By 9 a.m., a casino spokesperson said 100 people were in line. As the doors opened at 10 a.m., the line had multiplied that number several times over. We’ll have a story Thursday[Read More…]
Food drive is Saturday, Aug. 24, in Homewood
Volunteers at St. John Neumann Church are sponsoring a food drive from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, at the church parking lot, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. Food donations will be delivered to the Catholic Charities office in Park Forest. Staples, such as pasta and pasta sauces,[Read More…]
I-80/94 proposed changes to be outlined at Aug. 15 meeting
The Indiana Department of Transportation invites the public to an information session at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, about proposed changes to I-80/94 between the Bishop Ford Freeway in Illinois and the I-65 interchange in Merrillville. The proposed changes will be presented starting at 6 p.m. at the Irwin[Read More…]
8.8.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
WINDCREEK CASINO HIRING EVENT — Wind Creek is holding a hiring event from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at Prairie State College, 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The company is expected to offer jobs at the event as it prepares to open its casino in East Hazel Crest later this year.[Read More…]
The Cancer Support Center to host 33rd annual golf outing
The Cancer Support Center will host its 33rd annual golf outing on Sept. 9. The event will raise money to support cancer patients and their families. This year’s outing will take place on at Idlewild Country Club, offering a day of fun, camaraderie, and philanthropy. The Cancer Support Center has[Read More…]
8.6.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT — Homewood and Flossmoor police departments will host individual National Night Out events from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6. Homewood’s event will take place in Irwin Park, 18120 Highland Ave., and Flossmoor’s will be at village and Infant Jesus of Prague School parking lots, 2800 Flossmoor Road.[Read More…]
Wrestling with the weird at the fifth annual Feast of the Goat Queen!
The Feast of the Goat Queen, organized by Rabid Brewing, proved once again to be a delightful spectacle of costumes, new beers, live goats, live wrestling and music, exotic entertainment and more. On July 27, attendees of all sorts reveled in the whimsical atmosphere outside Rabid Brewing on Bretz Drive[Read More…]
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