ANNUAL MLK EVENT – Register for your spot at the 6th Annual Pursuing the Dream event at 7 p.m. Wednesday at H-F High School. The evening event pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. with powerful performances, presentations, visual arts and more. Find presenters and more information on Facebook. YOU[Read More…]
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Merger announcement of Catholic parishes expected Jan. 24
Archdiocese of Chicago Cardinal Blasé Cupich is expected to give new direction to parishioners in the South Suburbs on Jan. 24 on how their six Catholic parishes will be merged into one or two new parishes. Three-member teams from each of the parishes — St. Anne in Hazel Crest, St.[Read More…]
District 161 board to consider funding Western Avenue School traffic study
The Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education has discussed commissioning a traffic study to seek improvements for peak arrival and dismissal periods. At the board meeting Tuesday, Jan. 11, the board will consider a motion to approve the $7,500 study. In other business, the board will consider a staffing plan[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to consider train station parking kiosk purchase
The old pay boxes at the Homewood train station parking lots appear to be on the way out. On the Homewood Board of Trustees agenda Tuesday, Jan. 11, is a measure to purchase pay station kiosks that would accept credit or debit card payments for parking. The board also will[Read More…]
North Riverside man arrested for allegedly robbing BMO Harris Bank in Homewood
A man has been arrested for allegedly robbing two suburban Chicago banks in recent weeks, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Antonio E. Collins of North Riverside was charged with robbing a Chase Bank branch in Bolingbrook, on Dec. 21, 2021, and a BMO Harris Bank[Read More…]
Sports: H-F boys basketball holds off Bradley-Bourbonnais in overtime thriller
Luis Acevedo missed a few open shots in the second half of Homewood-Flossmoor’s close game with South West Suburban Conference foe Bradley-Bourbonnais Friday, Jan. 7. Still, when he got his chance to put his team in front late in a close game, he didn’t hesitate. “I was off the whole[Read More…]
Vaccine site at James Hart School draws a crowd
The Illinois Department of Public Health’s vaccine event Friday, Jan. 7, at James Hart School drew dozens of people for first, second and booster shots against COVID-19. The first such event at James Hart was held in December. People were in line by 2:30 p.m. for the three-hour event in[Read More…]
Cook County tops 13,000 COVID-19 deaths (free content)
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO) marked another grim pandemic milestone today. The MEO confirmed the county’s 13,000th death due to COVID-19 infection just six weeks after the county marked its 12,000th death from the virus. The office noted that more than three and a half months passed between[Read More…]
Homewood schools will reopen Monday (free content)
District 153 Superintendent Scott McAlister said schools will reopen on Monday after a three-day “adaptive pause” that closed Homewood schools due to high COVID-19 numbers among students and staff. Staffing became a serious issue as more teachers tested positive for the virus upon return from the two-week holiday break. McAlister,[Read More…]
Domestic violence hotline now serving two agencies (free content)
Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse has partnered with Crisis Center for South Suburbia to share 24-hour hotline services for families experiencing domestic violence. In a joint statement, Jennifer Gabrenya, executive director of Anew, and Pam Kostecki, executive director of Crisis Center for South Suburbia, said: “Our leadership teams are[Read More…]
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