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Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino & Resort announced Tuesday, April 8, that its full resort experience — including its luxury hotel and spa — will officially open to the public on Friday, April 11. Early access bookings for both the hotel, with more than 255 rooms and more than 43[Read More…]
The National Junior Honor Society at James Hart School held an induction ceremony Monday, April 7, for 38 new members. The National Junior Honor Society recognizes and fosters academic achievement while developing other characteristics essential to citizens in a democracy. These students were chosen for their service to others, leadership,[Read More…]
Jennifer Biank is a woman on a mission when it comes to strokes. “A stroke is not the same as a heart attack. Your brain is experiencing trauma,” said Biank, who is coordinator of Clinical Outcomes and Stroke at Franciscan Hospital, Olympia Fields. “I need you to have the same[Read More…]
Despite its best efforts to reduce costs, the District 153 school board agreed, at its Monday, April 7, meeting, to cut positions through a reduction in force (RIF) process. One full-time and one part-time music teacher and 17 paraprofessionals working in classrooms at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools will[Read More…]
Homewood-Flossmoor School District Board of Education Finance Committee will meet at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. The agenda was not available online by Sunday, but will appear here when it is. Thornton Township Annual Meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, followed[Read More…]
Prairie State College sets a high bar for its nursing students, but the last class proved it could meet the challenge. All 32 of the Class of 2024 got a 100% pass rate on the national nursing exam after completing their associate’s degree in nursing. Marie Hansel, acting director of[Read More…]
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is in the final stages of developing an updated comprehensive master plan and invites the community to attend a meeting on Wednesday, April 23, to share its findings. Representatives from Upland Design, a landscape architecture and park planning firm working with the park district, will conduct[Read More…]
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, April 7, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here. The meeting will be streamed live and can be viewed here. Homewood School District 153 Board of Education will meet[Read More…]
This week – National Library Week – the numbers tell the stories about how important the Homewood and Flossmoor Public Libraries are to the communities. Estimates are more than 200,000 visits were made to the libraries in 2024. National Library Week, April 6-12, is sponsored by the American Library Association.[Read More…]
Some people dread moving day, but not Melissa Shell. She welcomed it. Shell loves the new space she’s working in and with good reason – it’s a bright, cheerful space designed for the children she and her staff serve. Shell is the medical services director at Franciscan Health Pediatric Outpatient[Read More…]