Governors State University (GSU) Center for Performing Arts’ will welcome “DRUMLine Live” back to its stage for the fourth time. The high-energy performance will be Saturday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. “DRUMLine Live” was created by the musical team behind the hit movies, “Drumline” and “Drumline: A New Beat.” The show[Read More…]
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Rep. Robin Kelly leads celebration of Pullman National Historical Park
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., spearheaded the re-designation of the Pullman National Historical Park on Thursday, Jan. 19. In 2015, President Barack Obama designated Pullman as a National Monument. Kelly said it took until 2022 for Congress to give Pullman the pride of place among our nation’s greatest treasures by designating[Read More…]
PSC names Bernard Little VP of student affairs
Bernard Little is serving as vice president of student affairs at Prairie State College. He started in the position Jan. 9. He comes to PSC from Waubonsee Community College where he served as chief diversity officer and executive dean for academic support. “After a thorough and intensive national search, we’re[Read More…]
Authors of ‘The Dream King’ to speak at Marian Catholic on overcoming racism
After 10 years of loyal friendship, Will Ford and Matt Lockett discovered a divine thread in the tapestry of racism in America. Many years ago, the ancestors of one of these men was a slave owner of the ancestors of the other. That discovery led the two on a journey[Read More…]
State posts record-setting cannabis sales in 2022
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced on Friday, Jan. 6, that 2022 set adult-use cannabis sales records in all categories it tracks, including number of items sold, sales totals to Illinois and out-of-state residents and sales total by month. For the year, Illinois adult-use cannabis dispensaries sold[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly decries House speaker selection chaos
After 15 rounds of voting for more than three days, the U.S. House of Representatives selected Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker shortly after midnight Saturday, Jan. 7. In response to the election, Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), who represents Homewood and Flossmoor, issued the following statement: “The American people deserve better.[Read More…]
IDPH reports 73 counties at an elevated COVID-19 level; Cook and Will remain at medium
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Friday, Jan. 6, that the CDC is reporting 73 counties in the state are at an elevated level for COVID-19, compared with 65 in the previous week. Of those, 28 Illinois counties are at a high community Level and 45 counties are[Read More…]
Specialty Physicians to offer free menopause and mental health fireside chat on Jan. 17
Specialty Physicians of Illinois will present a free women’s health seminar entitled, “Menopause and Mental Health: Empowering Women for the Change of Life,” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Franciscan Health Olympia Fields auditorium located at 20201 S. Crawford Ave. This relaxed, intimate and informative conversation about[Read More…]
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month (free)
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is partnering with The Power Project to train group home and residential care facility staff across Illinois on how to identify, intervene and prevent human trafficking among their youth in treatment. Nearly 1,000 congregate[Read More…]
New Specialty Physicians of Illinois Family Medicine, Walk-In Clinic to open in January
Franciscan Alliance’s South Suburban Chicago Division’s new ambulatory care facility is scheduled to open Jan. 1, 2023, at 1400 Otto Boulevard in Chicago Heights near the site of the former Franciscan St. James hospital. Specialty Physicians of Illinois, LLC (SPI) Family Medicine and Walk-In Clinic is located at 1400 Otto[Read More…]
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