Area residents can get rid of old electronics, medicines and paper at a recycling event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 12, sponsored by Illinois Rep. Will Davis, D-Homewood, at his district office, 1912 W. 174th Street in East Hazel Crest. COVID-19 safety rules will be in place[Read More…]
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H-F band director Sarah Whitlock wins music educator award
Sarah Whitlock directs the H-F High band during the 2018 “Solar Winds” program. (Provided photo) Homewood-Flossmoor High School band director Sarah Whitlock has been selected a recipient of the Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award which recognizes excellence in the field of music education. She will be one of seven music[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: May 17
% fully vaccinated Flossmoor Homewood South District State 47.9% 42.6% 28.7% 37.74%
Illinois updates mask guidance to align with recent CDC recommendation for fully vaccinated people (free content)
Illinois will follow new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance and ease mask requirements for fully vaccinated people, according to an announcement on Monday. Last week, the CDC offered updated guidelines that allow fully vaccinated people to forego wearing masks in most situations. The agency still recommends that[Read More…]
Police: Suspect apprehended in Monday bank robbery in Homewood (free content)
A suspect was apprehended Monday morning, May 17, by bank security during an apparent robbery attempt at the US Bank branch at 183rd Street and Kedzie Avenue, according to Homewood police. No one was injured in the incident, which was reported to police at 10:31 a.m. The suspect was turned over[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: May 16
% fully vaccinated Flossmoor Homewood South District State 47.9% 42.6% 28.7% 37.6%
District 153 board says farewell to influential member Greg Lawrence
The Homewood School District 153 Board of Education gathers around outgoing member Greg Lawrence, who holds a copy of a resolution honoring his service to the district. Front row, from left, Ron Zinnerman, new member Broderick Booth, Deb Havighorst, Lawrence, President Shelly Marks, Ashanti Bethea. Back row, from left, Jim[Read More…]
Preckwinkle announces launch of Cook County Equity Fund Taskforce
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced recently the launch of a more than 50-member taskforce to advise her administration on strategic investments from the new Cook County Equity Fund, which addresses historical disparities and disinvestment in Black and Latinx communities. The Cook County Equity Fund was established by President[Read More…]
Village of Flossmoor pledges to preserve the monarch butterfly; Green Commission makes educational video
The Flossmoor Green Commission is working to help reinvigorate the Monarch butterfly population in Illinois with preparations for milkweed gardens, and an informational video for the public showing the stages of a butterfly that was prepared by a Homewood-Flossmoor High School student. In February, at the suggestion of the Green[Read More…]
District 153 delivers special send-off for retiring superintendent
District 153 Superintendent Dale Mitchell got a heartfelt send-off from staff and friends at a reception in his honor on May 10. Mitchell is retiring in June after 27 years with the district, 18 of those as superintendent. Among the gifts he received was the school board’s dedication of the[Read More…]
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