To mark February as National Heart Month, Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller is hosting a free CPR/AED training and CPR Bystander hands-only training at two regional fire stations. Participants can choose from an 11 a.m. program Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Oak Forest Fire Station, 4907 167th St. in Oak[Read More…]
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The Weeks | Feb. 4: Township meetings added, golf is back, moonlight hike, lunar new year event, zen doodles
THE WEEK AHEAD | THE WEEK BEHIND | NEWS THE WEEK > Meetings Rich Township Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, in the Leonard Robinson Administration Building, 22013 Governors Highway, Richton Park. Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5,[Read More…]
Homewood man earns top enlisted rank in Ill. National Guard
Homewood resident Kehinde Salami holds one of the top ranks in the Illinois National Guard. In August, Command Sgt. Maj. Salami was promoted to senior enlisted advisor to the adjutant general advising on the training, management and well-being of the Illinois National Guard’s 13,000 soldiers and airmen. Salami noted that[Read More…]
Money from your property taxes pays for essential local services
My office recently mailed property tax bills to owners of nearly 1.8 million parcels in Cook County. First installment tax bills are due March 1. Local governments, such as school districts and municipalities, count on my office to collect about $18 billion a year from property owners. We then distribute[Read More…]
Executive chef takes ownership of Bistro on Sterling
Bistro on Sterling, a bar and restaurant specializing in American food in downtown Flossmoor, has changed hands. Tracy and Rich Cairo, who owned Bistro on Sterling since 2017, sold it to their executive chef, Yvette Zavala. Zavala will remain executive chef in her new ownership position. She’ll be adding new items to[Read More…]
Local farmer Josh Snedden addresses Congress members on small farm needs
Josh Snedden, a local farmer who sells his produce at Red Bird Café in Homewood, addressed Illinois members of Congress on Thursday, Feb. 1, about the need for changes to the proposed Farm Bill that includes measures that would make sustainable food and farming more accessible to everyone. Snedden and[Read More…]
State to work with Google to improve access to children’s behavioral healthcare resources
State officials announced on Monday, Jan. 29, a new initiative, Behavioral Health Care and Ongoing Navigation: A Service Access Portal for Illinois Youth (BEACON), that will be powered by Google Cloud’s secure, scalable and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing technology. The centralized point of access is intended to[Read More…]
2.3.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
HOMEWOOD BIKING/WALKING OPEN HOUSE — Anyone who has ideas or questions about how to improve cycling and walking infrastructure in Homewood will have a chance to share both at an open house Saturday from 10 to noon at GoodSpeed Cycles, 2125 183rd St. The event is part of the village’s Transit-Oriented Development[Read More…]
Reps. Kelly, Balderson announce the Congressional Digital Health Caucus
The Caucus aims to inform policymakers of the rapid advancements in digital health innovation, highlight the potential impacts on patients and the healthcare system, and ensure that all Americans benefit from the transformative power of digital health tools. The Digital Health Caucus, composed of a bipartisan group of lawmakers, will[Read More…]
Healing-Centered Illinois Task Force celebrates launch at Governors State
On Jan. 30, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton officially launched the Healing-Centered Illinois Task Force (HCITF), marking a significant step towards addressing trauma and promoting healing within communities across Illinois. The launch event at Governors State University preceded the task force’s first official meeting. Initiated through a 2020 bill in the[Read More…]
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