The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO) has released preliminary statistics for cases handled in 2024 that show drops in deaths from opioid overdoses, homicides and suicides from pandemic peaks. While the Office’s caseload continued to surpass pre-COVID levels, with 7,202 cases falling under its jurisdiction last year, caseloads continued[Read More…]
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01.02.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Disposal. Wednesday pickup will be today; Thursday pickup will be on Friday, Jan. 3; and Friday pickup will be on Saturday, Jan. 4.
Franciscan Health welcomes first baby of new year at Olympia Fields hospital
Curtis Lee Harris III was born to Tiara and Curtis Harris II of Lynwood at 9:43 a.m. at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, making him the first baby born at the hospital in 2025. He weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. He is the first baby born[Read More…]
Top stories of 2024
We’ve just bidden goodbye to 2024, an eventful year in Homewood and Flossmoor. We saw new developments and businesses, controversies big and small, big achievements and milestones. Here’s a list of the 25 stories readers found most interesting based on the number of views each story received. Most read stories[Read More…]
New public health laws, rules take effect in 2025
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that a number of new laws and rules designed to strengthen the public health system will go into effect on New Year’s Day, January 1. One of the key changes taking effect with the new year is a more stringent standard for[Read More…]
01.01.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Disposal. No trash pickup service today. Wednesday pickup will be on Thursday, Jan. 2; Thursday pickup will be on Friday, Jan. 3; and Friday pickup will be on Saturday, Jan. 4. Metra. Metra trains will operate on a Sunday/Holiday schedule today. Click here for train schedules and ticket information. Village of Flossmoor. Village hall[Read More…]
Kids celebrate 2025 at Noon Year’s Eve party
Kids had fun marking time until the countdown for the Noon Year’s Eve celebration at the H-F Sports Complex in Homewood. A bouncy house, crafts, basketball play for little ones and older kids, and games, including bowling and checkers, gave kids a chance to run and play before they came[Read More…]
Heather Hill detention basin contractor regrades to correct drainage problem
On Christmas Eve, a crew was working to regrade the bottom of the Heather Hill detention basin in Flossmoor to correct a problem that resulted in pooling water in the structure that was built during the summer months. The basin is part of a multi-phase project designed to reduce flooding[Read More…]
12.31.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Disposal. Service will be on a normal schedule today. No service on New Years Day, Jan. 1. Wednesday pickup will be on Thursday, Jan. 2; Thursday pickup will be on Friday, Jan. 3; and Friday pickup will be on Saturday, Jan. 4. Metra. Metra trains will be operating on a reduced[Read More…]
Flossmoor trustees agree to change start time for board meetings
Flossmoor board meetings often lasted two or more hours during much of 2024, and at the last meeting of the year on Dec. 16, trustees agreed to an earlier start time to help compensate, although one resident questioned whether the new time would be conducive to attendance at both village[Read More…]
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