Thanksgiving is the leading day for home fires involving cooking equipment, with four times the average number occurring, according to the state fire marshal’s office. Ranges and cook-tops account for almost three out of every five home fires reported involving cooking, with ovens accounting for 13% of those fires. According[Read More…]
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State health officials recommend COVID-19 booster for everyone who is eligible (free content)
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), following the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to open COVID-19 booster shots to all, is recommending anyone 18 years and older get a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose six months after receiving their second Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, or two months after receiving the[Read More…]
11/19/2021 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
FETCHING MARKET – Ravisloe Country Club hosts the Fetching Market, a curated showcase of more than 60 artists and vintage purveyors from across the Midwest. 5 to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $6. THEATER SOUND WORK – Chicago Heights Drama Group needs one[Read More…]
Drop off Toys for Tots at Homewood office
The Edward Jones office at 18735 Dixie Highway in Homewood is serving as a drop-off site for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots holiday collection. In 2020, more than 79,000 children in Chicago received a gift through the program. New, unwrapped toys can be dropped off at the[Read More…]
Casino hopefuls vie for edge with gaming board
The two finalists for the south suburban casino license squared off on Oct. 28 to refine their pitches to the Illinois Gaming Board and to seek an edge before the board makes its final decision. The board eliminated the two other candidates Oct. 20, leaving Wind Creek Illinois (WCI) and[Read More…]
IDOT announces improved road conditions map to help travelers this winter (free content)
With winter bearing down and snow starting to appear in the forecast, the Illinois Department of Transportation is debuting an improved winter road conditions map on its popular Getting Around Illinois website. Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman suggests motorists bookmark the site. “Illinois winters are notorious for changing quickly and[Read More…]
Homewood schools will get air quality improvements, new classrooms
The District 153 school board agreed to spend approximately $8.2 million to make needed improvements at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools. A portion of the work will be paid for with federal pandemic funds. At the board’s meeting on Monday, Nov. 15, the finance and property committee outlined the[Read More…]
Obituary: Josette ‘Josie’ Théa Nordman | Nov. 6, 2021
Josette “Josie” Théa Nordman, age 28, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2021, after a courageous, lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis. Born June 14, 1993, to Joseph Nordman and Nicolle Nordman. Josie was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents James Nordman and Venita Wright; and her maternal step-grandfather Henry[Read More…]
11/17/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
CIRCLE OF LIFE – Get tickets now for this year’s H-F Theatre Children’s Play, “Disney’s The Lion King, Jr.” The show runs at 7 p.m. tonight through Friday at H-F High School’s Mall Auditorium. Buy tickets online. VILLAGE JOB OPENING – The Village of Homewood is hiring a Building Division[Read More…]
Franciscan Health Foundation invites at-home viewing of virtual gala and online auction from Field Museum
Formal dress is optional, and you won’t have to worry about traffic or parking, as the Franciscan Health Foundations of Northern Indiana and South Suburban Chicago invite the public to participate in the “Make History and Make A Difference Virtual Gala.” The virtual fundraiser will broadcast from The Field Museum[Read More…]
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