Franciscan Health Olympia Fields recognized the contributions of outstanding nurses and ancillary staff members with annual awards during national Nurses Week earlier this month. Cardiovascular Services Registered Nurse Wendy Durham received the Nurse of the Year Award. The Nurse Leader of the Year Award was presented to Emergency Department Manager Lynne[Read More…]
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Drama Group’s ‘Miss Firecracker Contest’ opens June 7
The Drama Group presents the charming and irreverent comedy “The Miss Firecracker Contest” opening June 7 and presented over two weekends. To be crowned Miss Firecracker of Brookhaven, Mississippi, is the dream of Carnelle Scott, but the townspeople have given her a rather tarnished reputation. Her nickname is “Miss Hot[Read More…]
Food drive is Saturday in Homewood
On Saturday, June 1, volunteers will be collecting food donations from 9 to 11 a.m. at the parking lot of St. John Neumann Church, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood. Donations are given to the Catholic Charities Food Pantry in Park Forest where between 100 and 150 families come for food[Read More…]
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields to conduct perinatal loss remembrance service
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields will hold a service June 12 to offer comfort and support to families who have suffered the loss of a pregnancy or newborn. The Little Angels Memorial Service will take place at 2 p.m. at Assumption Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, 19500 S. Cottage Grove Ave. in[Read More…]
District 153 names next principal of Churchill School
At a recent special meeting, the District 153 Board of Education approved the appointment of Tara Peacock as Churchill School’s next principal. She will start July 1. Peacock with replace Principal Sara Schnoor, who is leaving to pursue other opportunities. “Tara has a strong passion for her work and is[Read More…]
PSC Foundation golf scholarship benefit is June 3
The Prairie State College Foundation is hosting its scholarship classic golf outing June 3 to help support scholarships and the BookShare program. Golfers are welcome to gather at 11 a.m. at Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor to enjoy their round of golf. Shotgun start is at 12:30 p.m. Golf scramble[Read More…]
Storytellers performing May 21 for Homewood Stories
Homewood Stories invites the community to its May 21 show featuring five storytellers. Sharing true, first-person stories will be: The show will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Community House at Flossmoor Community Church, 847 Hutchison Road in Flossmoor. Guests can arrive around 6:30 p.m. and can bring in their[Read More…]
UChicago Medicine adds beds, staff for behavioral health at Ingalls Memorial Hospital
To help address the growing need for more mental health services on Chicago’s South Side and the South Suburbs, the University of Chicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital has added 15 beds to its behavioral health department inpatient unit. The new space is now open. In addition to the capital investments[Read More…]
South Holland Master Chorale program is Sunday
The South Holland Master Chorale will perform “A Mass for Troubled Times: A Call for Peace” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, at All Souls Parish at St. Ann Church, 3010 Ridge Road in Lansing. The hour-long program will combine music from the 18th and 21st centuries, including “I[Read More…]
Cast and crew of ‘Urinetown’
The cast members Christopher Albert, Charisma Boler, Trey Gerring, Sean Haggerty, Stella Hoyt, Calcifer Jenkins, Emma Leak, Flannery Marak, Marcus McGhee, Gabriel McKinney, Eleanor O’Shea, Benjamin Peden, Jazmin Rhodes, Bryce Stewart, Madison Vitolka, Amy Ward, Robert Wakefield II and Karinne Watkins. H-F High’s musical production ‘Urinetown’ wins top state honor[Read More…]
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