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Cheryl Green, president of Governors State University, announced her retirement, effective March 1, 2025. In an email addressed to the GSU community, Green shared that her decision to retire from a 37-year career in higher education comes after receiving cancer treatment last year, during which she took a brief leave[Read More…]
In most of the nation, all you need to do is to step outside to feel one of Nature’s deadliest hazards: extreme heat. So far in 2024, heat illness has killed 34 workers nationally both indoors and out. In July, the U.S. Department of Labor published of a proposed rule[Read More…]
Blue Pearl Candles, a candle shop that uses all plant-based ingredients, relocated to downtown Homewood on Saturday, Aug. 3. “Traffic. Partnerships. Location,” Blue Pearl owner Kim Rowe said of the store’s move to 2050 Ridge Road in downtown from the northern end of Dixie Highway. “We’re going to be working[Read More…]
South Suburban College (SSC) Barber College will hold a Back-to-School event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the SSC Main Campus, 15800 S. State St., South Holland. The event will be held in the SSC Cafeteria. This community-focused event will offer free haircuts for students,[Read More…]
Like many schools in Illinois, Flossmoor School District 161 has struggled to fill positions in past years. The district is in a better position this academic year. According to Superintendent Dana Smith, District 161 has one open certified teaching position for the 2024-25 school year. A candidate has been identified[Read More…]
Homewood resident Pamela J. Haney makes multi-tasking look easy. As president of Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, she’s the chief executive with responsibilities that include making sure the campus is a welcoming and inclusive place for faculty, students, and the community, providing a vision for the college’s operations[Read More…]
Homewood Police Chief Denise McGrath marveled at the law enforcement technology on display in the village hall parking lot on Wednesday, Aug. 14. There were advanced tasers, drones, body worn camera systems and a virtual reality taser simulation provided by Axon. Those tools didn’t exist when McGrath started her law[Read More…]
D161 BACK TO SCHOOL BASH — The Village of Flossmoor, Flossmoor Public Library and School District 161 are hosting a Back to School Bash from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday in Flossmoor Park. There will be games, resources, music and spirit wear swap. BID WHIST — The H-F Park District will host Bid Whist[Read More…]
Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve has launched its sixth annual calendar photo competition: Seasons of Izaak Walton/2025. Entrants can submit a maximum of five entries. Photos can be of weather, landscape, birds, dogs, other animals, and unidentifiable people. Photographs must be shot within Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve. All submissions must be[Read More…]
Flossmoor was incorporated on June 20, 1924, and the community celebrated its 100th birthday on Thursday, June 20, with a party that featured the most timeless of American traditions, baseball and cars. Visitors strolled along Brassie Avenue from near Flossmoor Road to Vardon Place to admire cars and trucks ranging[Read More…]
