South Suburban Family Shelter Inc. (SSFS) is looking for individuals, families or businesses interested in participating in its annual Adopt-A-Family Holiday Program. Adopt-A-Family is designed to help victims of domestic violence and their children during the holiday season. The victims and their children who participate in Adopt-A-Family are experiencing[Read More…]
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DeLuca to host women’s self-defense seminar Oct. 29
State Rep. Anthony DeLuca will host a women’s self-defense seminar from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Rich East High School gym, 300 Sauk Trail in Park Forest. Martial arts instructor master Daniel Kocsis will provide free self-defense instruction. He will discuss and demonstrate ways to maintain awareness[Read More…]
Homewood celebrates start of SmartLab at James Hart School
A ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, Oct. 18, marked the official opening of the SmartLab at James Hart School. More than 100 community residents, parents and students gathered in the lab that converted the resource center in the former Millennium School into a designated SmartLab.
Vote yes on Recorder of Deeds consolidation
Oct. 20, 2016 Dear Editor, The voters of Cook County have a real chance to effect change on Nov. 8. Near the end of the ballot (after all the judges) is a binding referendum to eliminate the elected Recorder of Deeds position and transfer the duties of that office to[Read More…]
Robbery suspect apprehended Sept. 23 by off-duty law enforcement officer
Jim Gannon said his capture of a bank robbery suspect in Homewood on Friday, Sept. 23, was just luck. Gannon, chief investigator for the Cook County Sheriff’s Merit Board, is a retired Homewood police officer and currently a Homewood reserve officer. He was walking home from the Metra station about[Read More…]
H-F school board nearing decision on educational search firm for principal search
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Personnel Committee will make a decision within the week on which educational search firm will help District 233 find the school’s next principal. Gerald Pauling, chairman of the committee, reported at the Oct. 18 school board meeting that three firms were brought to campus for interviews[Read More…]
Flossmoor’s marketing and special events staff among new village hires
Flossmoor this week introduced three new employees and announced promotions for two other village staff members.
Walk Walton fundraiser: Homewood Science Center to host fall festival at Izaak Walton Preserve
Fresh air, fun science and a chance to help the Homewood Science Center continue to grow. That’s what Walk Walton, a PopUp Science fundraiser, has to offer area residents from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. Walk Walton will be the HSC’s first fall festival. The event will be[Read More…]
Franciscan Alliance names Allan Spooner to lead Olympia Fields and Chicago Heights hospitals
Allan M. Spooner will bring more than 20 years of healthcare experience to his new role as president and chief executive officer of Franciscan Health hospitals in Olympia Fields and Chicago Heights. He starts in his new position on Oct. 31. Allan Spooner “Allan Spooner brings a strong background[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor Area League of Women Voters Hosts Program on the Nov. 8 Election
Are you prepared to vote on every question on the Nov. 8 ballot? The League of Women Voters of Homewood-Flossmoor Area will help you be an informed voter through a special 7 p.m. program Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway. Coffee and light refreshments will[Read More…]
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