Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Tuesday, Aug. 29, a number of events in the fifth annual Racial Equity Week, to be held Sept. 11-15. This year’s theme is “Interwoven Narratives, Collective Impact: 5 Years of Racial Equity Week,” and aims to encourage residents to use their imaginations to[Read More…]
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Brew & View at Irwin Park Sept. 8
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District invites the community to a Brew & View evening event for adults starting at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8. A host of food trucks will be serving tasty bites, and local breweries will have their finest lagers available before the movie “Pitch Perfect” is presented[Read More…]
Freedom Trail tour offered Sept. 23
Reservations are being accepted for the Sept. 23 free hike on the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project’s Freedom Trail. The tour is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will mark the first anniversary of the trail’s Illinois state historical marker unveiling. Participants will start the tour at Beaubien[Read More…]
Homewood, District 153 collaborate on touch-a-truck event Saturday
The Village of Homewood and Homewood School District 153 will host the inaugural Truckin’ Into the School Year event from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26 in the village hall parking lot, 2024 Chestnut Road. The event will feature police vehicles, fire vehicles, public work vehicles, giant kid-friendly[Read More…]
State offers $10M in grants for school mental health services
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced on Aug. 8 the state is accepting grant applications from schools and agencies that support child and adolescent health for a share of $10 million in federal funding intended to strengthen mental health services for students across Illinois. [Read More…]
Franciscan Health conducting job recruitment fairs
Franciscan Health Crown Point, Dyer, Michigan City, Munster and Olympia Fields, in partnership with Franciscan Physician Network and Specialty Physicians of Illinois, are conducting job recruitment fairs this fall for a variety of career opportunities in Northwest Indiana and the South Suburbs. Positions are available in clinical and non-clinical settings,[Read More…]
Local students honored in July
Five local students were named to Bradley University Dean’s List for spring 2023. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must achieve a minimum 3.5 grade point average for the semester on a 4.0 scale. Bryson Robinson-Levant of Homewood was named to Augustana College’s spring semester Dean’s List. Mattison[Read More…]
Cup-in-hand kickball tournament set for Sept. 9
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District has opened registration for teams interested in participating in the cup-in-hand kickball tournament set for Sept. 9. This game, from 1 to 7 p.m. at Leavitt Park in Flossmoor, is for adults 21 and older. There will be a maximum eight players per team. Games are[Read More…]
State launches blueprint to help combat climate change
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has launched a climate action plan to serve as a blueprint for reducing the agency’s carbon footprint and achieving the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals by 2050. Plans include a pollinator-friendly solar installation, electric charging stations in state parks, greater use of electric[Read More…]
Franciscan Health hosting 9th annual Health & Wellness Fair
Cornerstone Community Development Corporation and Franciscan Health are inviting the public to a Health & Wellness Fair on Aug. 26 in Ford Heights featuring a variety of activities including free health screenings. Information about women’s and men’s health, domestic violence services, recovery services, senior programs, breast cancer education and the[Read More…]
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