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Kevin J. Rab, age 66, of South Chicago Heights, IL, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2024. Beloved son of the late Norman and Esther Stogentin-Rab. Loving Brother of Carolyn (late Gene) Gann, Linda (Tony) Capretti, Kirstie (Frank Pachura) Angelotti, Stephen (Jill) Rab, and Phillip (Marla) Rab. Fond uncle of[Read More…]
Kyle Yonker has spent most of his life around garbage. As has his father, Tom, and his grandfather, Wendell. They are, after all, the family behind Homewood Disposal. “I grew up here on the back of a garbage truck since I was 16 or 17, sweeping floors,” Kyle said. “There’s[Read More…]
Homewood School District 153 is urging families with home-schooled students or students that attend private school within the district’s boundaries and need special services to meet with District 153 staff for an annual Timely and Meaningful Consultation (TMC) at 2 p.m. Friday, May 17. During the meeting with parents, staff[Read More…]
The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control (ARC) urges pet owners to take special precautions to protect the health and welfare of their pets this spring and summer as two different groups of periodic cicadas emerge simultaneously. Billions of cicadas are expected to emerge in Illinois in late[Read More…]
PROMISE OF HOPE FASHION SHOW — Ingalls Development Foundation will host a fashion show fundraiser from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at The Odyssey, 19110 Ridgeland Ave., suite A, in Tinley Park. Proceeds from the event will support cancer programs. Purchase tickets here. LOCAL AUTHORS FAIR — Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., will[Read More…]
It started with a toothache, but that was just the first punch that cancer threw at Kennedy Parker in 2016. Instead of withdrawing and feeling sorry for herself, the 21-year-old college student fought back. With unwavering support from her mom, Darnesha Evans, her sister Kyah, and dozens of others, Kennedy’s[Read More…]
The plan to create a storm water detention basin near Heather Hill School will move forward after receiving more support from the Flossmoor Board of Trustees at the Monday, May 6, meeting than it had previously. A vote to purchase land for a storm water detention basin near Heather Hill[Read More…]
As the school year ends, Flossmoor School District 161 students can say a final goodbye to letter grades. All schools in the district will switch to standards based learning in the 2024-25 school year. The transition from traditional cumulative grades aims to provide parents with more information about their children’s[Read More…]
The Flossmoor Service League’s (FSL) 66th annual House Walk fundraiser will be Wednesday, May 15, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. FSL provides tours of landmarks in the spring. This year, the focus will be on the architecture of four historic homes in the Flossmoor Estates neighborhood, a centrally located[Read More…]
Nursing has undergone numerous changes and stresses due to the pandemic, but nurse Scholastica Amekugee of Homewood says nurses need to know they’re not alone. Amekugee, founder of Nursing Staff Agency NSA LLC, a comprehensive healthcare staffing solution supporting nurses and healthcare facilities, is sharing the ‘You’re not alone,’ message[Read More…]
