Illinois Sen. Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) is supporting a measure to ensure that direct support personnel (DSP) are fairly compensated for the assistance they provide to individuals with developmental disabilities. “Support workers care for residents who rely on them to do basic day-to-day tasks that many of us do without thinking.[Read More…]
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History-making senator addresses Women’s League of Voters
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) helped the Homewood-Flossmoor chapter of the League of Women Voters mark March as Women’s History Month by pointing to her history-making moment of bringing her newborn onto the floor of the U.S. Senate, becoming the first U.S. senator to do so. Duckworth addressed the audience[Read More…]
Chicago’s Federal Reserve Bank president is speaker for Economic Forecast Breakfast
Charles L. Evans, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will be the guest speaker for the 2022 Economic Forecast Breakfast on Friday, April 1. Evans will discuss the economy in the South Suburbs as well as what is currently happening in the country and[Read More…]
Mansfield named Superintendent of Distinction by IASA
District 233 Superintendent Von Mansfield was recently named a Superintendent of Distinction by the Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA). Mansfield was among 21 honorees selected by his peers based on his leadership, communication, professionalism and community involvement. Von Mansfield He will be honored by IASA at a celebratory luncheon[Read More…]
Drama Group presents comedy reading Saturday
“Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead,” a comedy about a teenager who questions the afterlife and comes to the very limits of teen angst, will be a staged reading at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Drama Group studio, 330 W. 202nd Street in Chicago Heights. The story focuses[Read More…]
Hospice care owners ask Flossmoor to annex Governors Highway parcels for new facility
The owners of a prospective hospice care facility are asking the Village of Flossmoor for a voluntary annex of two pieces of property along Governors Highway. Former Flossmoor Mayor Paul Braun, serving as an attorney representing Oasis House of Refuge LLC, on Monday, March, 7, presented preliminary plans for the[Read More…]
3/11/2022 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
SWEET SOUNDS OF SPRING – Enjoy the melodies of springtime at two H-F High School Spring Concerts on Sunday. Attend the Orchestra Concert at 2 p.m. or the Choir Cabaret Concert at 6 p.m. Both concerts are in the HFHS Mall Auditorium. FRIDAY FISH FRY – St. Joe’s Catholic Church[Read More…]
Reimagining a safer 183rd Street: Historic traffic study provides clues for improvements
Let’s head west on 183rd Street, starting at Halsted Street. A car might be returning home from a shopping trip to Target. Maybe it just exited the expressway. It could be a driver avoiding the tollway between work and home. Now the drivers are on 183rd, cruising down a corridor[Read More…]
Sheriff warns of scammers claiming to represent sheriff’s office
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is alerting the public to a recent phone scam in which the caller claimed to be an employee of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and called from a number disguised to appear as though it was from the sheriff’s office. During these calls, the[Read More…]
Franciscan Health named Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
The Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The ACR recognizes breast imaging centers that have earned accreditation in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy and breast ultrasound, including ultrasound-guided breast biopsy. Peer-review evaluations, conducted[Read More…]
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