Homewood-Flossmoor High School Theatre Department presents the classic children’s play “The Wizard of Oz” that will have audiences enjoying their trip down the yellow brick road at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Sept. 26 and 27, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, in the Performing Arts Center. The magical[Read More…]
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Franciscan Health Olympia Fields will host ‘Meet our Docs’ event
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields is hosting a free Meet our Docs event aimed at enhancing connections between South Suburban residents with the physicians serving their communities. The event is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 17 in The Spine at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, 20201 S. Crawford Ave. in[Read More…]
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields reaccredited for cardiovascular, pulmonary rehabilitation programs
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields’ cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs have earned reaccreditation by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). The recertification recognizes the hospital’s commitment to improving patients’ quality of life by enhancing standards of care. “All of us at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields are proud of[Read More…]
Information session Thursday for anyone considering a run for school board
The League of Women Voters of Homewood-Flossmoor is hosting an information session for anyone considering in running for a school board position. The session will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway. The program will focus on what it takes to[Read More…]
Pace Bus is hiring at South Suburban College
South Suburban College (SSC) and Pace Bus will hold a pre-hiring event from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, in the MB Financial Room, 15800 State St. in South Holland. During the three-hour event, applicants will complete a screening process in the MB Financial Bank Room on SSC’s[Read More…]
PSC Community Day is celebrated Wednesday
Prairie State College (PSC) will host its third annual Community Day Celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. in lots C and D off Vollmer and Halsted, on the main PSC campus at 202 South Halsted St., in Chicago Heights. It is part of Homecoming Week at[Read More…]
H-F welcomes U of I representatives to campus
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students and staff got to interact with representatives of the University of Illinois system during a visit Sept. 3. U of I has three campuses – Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield. H-F’s 2023 statistics show 139 seniors applied at Urbana-Champaign, 90 at Chicago and 14 at Springfield. From[Read More…]
Center for Performing Arts posts shows for 2024-25 season
In July, Governors State University celebrated its 55th Anniversary. The Center for Performing Arts is joining in the nostalgia during its coming season. The center’s 29th season includes the U.S. premiere of “BOOM X,” a one-man show created and performed by Rick Miller, who “Entertainment Weekly” dubbed “one of the[Read More…]
County announces $11.5 million Water Affordability Program
Cook County, in collaboration with Elevate, announced Aug. 28 the launch of the Cook County Water Affordability Program, a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to assist suburban Cook County residents struggling with their water bills. The $11.5 million program, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), was passed unanimously before the[Read More…]
New celebration to follow Hidden Gem in Flossmoor Sept. 7
As part of its 100th birthday celebrations this year, the Village of Flossmoor will host a new event, Kegs & Eggs, on Saturday, Sept. 7. The party will immediately follow the running of the fifth annual Hidden Gem Half Marathon. Kegs & Eggs is for community members, race spectators, volunteers and runners and[Read More…]
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