Halloween has not been canceled, but with the COVID-19 pandemic still unabated, safe celebrations will require a number of precautions. Last week, the village of Homewood posted guidelines for Halloween activities to help residents plan for safe fun. The village’s guidelines are based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations,[Read More…]
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Districts awarded CARES funds for internet connectivity
Schools in Homewood and Flossmoor have received nearly $500,000 in Digital Equity Formula Grants from the Illinois State Board of Education for improved internet connectivity. The money came through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Homewood District 153 received $139,574 — $113,808 for devices and $25,767[Read More…]
HSC Urban Birds project asks residents to observe birds for science
When it’s time to go, and a chance to fix Flossmoor’s lunar landscape
My first paying newspaper job was in the summer of 1970, when I was a reporter intern at the twice-weekly Southtown Economist. We worked on manual typewriters, writing stories on thin newsprint paper and correcting them with Black Beauty pencils. I reported to John Dienhart, who’d been in newspapers since[Read More…]
Cook County early voting starts Oct. 19
The lines are long in Chicago for early voting, but Homewood and Flossmoor residents will have to wait until Monday, Oct. 19, for the start of early voting in suburban Cook County. Voters will find locations open seven days a week between Oct. 19 and Nov. 2. The Cook County[Read More…]
Registration open for Haunted Homewood Halloween House Decorating Contest
Halloween decorations are popping up in area yards, and now there’s a chance for creative decorators to compete for prizes in the Haunted Homewood Halloween House Decorating Contest. Residents can enter their decorations in the contest until Oct. 26. Judging will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Oct.[Read More…]
South Suburban College, IDPH extend COVID-19 drive-thru testing through December
South Suburban College, 15800 S. State St. in South Holland, has signed a new intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to continue free COVID-19 testing on its main campus in South Holland through Dec. 31. “We have heard from our community about the convenience of this[Read More…]
Illinois health officials urge residents to get flu shots
Illinois Department of Public Health officials are urging residents to get flu shots, noting that protection from seasonal flu is even more important in conjunction with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Every year the flu sickens millions of Americans, hospitalizes hundreds of thousands, and kills tens of thousands. “This season[Read More…]
Boy Scouts host blood drive Oct. 10
Boy Scout Troop 342 is hosting a blood drive from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 10, at St. Joseph Parish Hall, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. Donors must be at least 16 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds. Donors can donate every eight weeks. Persons with[Read More…]
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