Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, gets more attention in the media as a peak shopping day, but the day after — Small Business Saturday — might be a more important day, according to local businesspeople. The COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal on small businesses that often don’t have the[Read More…]
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Several utilities will protect customers against disconnections this winter
Over the last week, several Illinois utilities have announced that they voluntarily ceased disconnections for all residential customers through the winter months. The voluntary moratorium on residential disconnections applies to customers of Ameren Illinois, ComEd, Liberty Utilities, Nicor, North Shore and Peoples Gas, providing greater protection to all residential customers[Read More…]
State health officials offer holiday food safety tips
In spite of the limitations placed on holiday celebrations by the COVID-19 pandemic, cooking and baking likely will continue to be staples of the holidays. “While we are focused on doing what we need to do to prevent COVID-19 – washing our hands, watching our distance, and wearing our mask[Read More…]
A boost for the butterflies: Flossmoor endorses Mayor’s Monarch Pledge
Flossmoor is joining a national movement to help the monarch butterfly population, which has been declining over the past 20 years. The Village Board voted 5-0 Monday, Nov. 16, to endorse the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, an initiative from the National Wildlife Federation and recommended by Flossmoor’s Green Commission.
Franciscan Health Diaper Drive breaks records in pandemic
As residents in the South Suburbs mark Thanksgiving, Franciscan Health is thanking them for their generosity making the fourth annual Diaper Drive its most successful, even in the midst of a pandemic. Franciscan Health Olympia Fields staff pose with some of the 8,017 diapers collected at the hospital. From left,[Read More…]
District 153 making plans for schools reopening
The District 153 school board, hoping students can return to schools for the second semester, is making plans for their return. The board will conduct a special meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, to set a path forward. Although COVID-19 infection numbers are high now, school planning committees[Read More…]
Cook County commissioners approve $6.94B FY21 budget
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved Tuesday a balanced $6.94 billion FY2021 budget developed through an equity lens and aimed at advancing work on criminal justice reform, public health, infrastructure and economic development without the need to increase existing taxes. The 17-0 vote approving the budget follows a month[Read More…]
Artists to make vacant downtown Flossmoor space their own in work, sales collective
Shooting incident leaves property damage
Homewood police are investigating a shooting incident in which three homes and one vehicle were damaged on Monday night, according to a press release. Just before 9 p.m. on Nov. 23, Homewood police officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of 185th and Aberdeen streets, the[Read More…]
H-F Fine Arts construction project nearly complete
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