Luis Acevedo missed a few open shots in the second half of Homewood-Flossmoor’s close game with South West Suburban Conference foe Bradley-Bourbonnais Friday, Jan. 7. Still, when he got his chance to put his team in front late in a close game, he didn’t hesitate. “I was off the whole[Read More…]
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Vaccine site at James Hart School draws a crowd
The Illinois Department of Public Health’s vaccine event Friday, Jan. 7, at James Hart School drew dozens of people for first, second and booster shots against COVID-19. The first such event at James Hart was held in December. People were in line by 2:30 p.m. for the three-hour event in[Read More…]
Cook County tops 13,000 COVID-19 deaths (free content)
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO) marked another grim pandemic milestone today. The MEO confirmed the county’s 13,000th death due to COVID-19 infection just six weeks after the county marked its 12,000th death from the virus. The office noted that more than three and a half months passed between[Read More…]
Homewood schools will reopen Monday (free content)
District 153 Superintendent Scott McAlister said schools will reopen on Monday after a three-day “adaptive pause” that closed Homewood schools due to high COVID-19 numbers among students and staff. Staffing became a serious issue as more teachers tested positive for the virus upon return from the two-week holiday break. McAlister,[Read More…]
Domestic violence hotline now serving two agencies (free content)
Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse has partnered with Crisis Center for South Suburbia to share 24-hour hotline services for families experiencing domestic violence. In a joint statement, Jennifer Gabrenya, executive director of Anew, and Pam Kostecki, executive director of Crisis Center for South Suburbia, said: “Our leadership teams are[Read More…]
State approves booster doses for children age 12-15 (free content)
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Thursday that the state is adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation for those aged 12-15 years to get a booster dose five months after receiving the second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. “We know that COVID-19 vaccine booster[Read More…]
1/7/2021 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
1st, 2nd, BOOSTER SHOTS FOR 5 AND UP – Cook County Public Health sponsors a vaccination event at Leak & Sons Funeral Home, 18350 S. Pulaski Road, from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today and Saturday. Vaccines for ages 5 and up will be available for first dose, second dose[Read More…]
Park district takes first step on ice arena work
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District board of commissioners approved a $19,775 pre-construction contract for W.B. Olson, Inc. of Northbrook to begin work for repairs at the H-F Ice Arena. The vote on Tuesday, Jan. 4, sets in motion the months-long process of taking out the current ice refrigerant system and replacing[Read More…]
H-F High will host Pursuing the Dream program Jan. 12
Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s 6th annual Pursuing the Dream program will be presented at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, in the Mall Auditorium. The program, dedicated to celebrating Black history and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is free, but pre-registration is required due to COVID-19 regulations and space[Read More…]
Here First | Thursday, Jan. 6 (free content)
Trivia Who built the kinara that was used in Flossmoor’s first community Kwanzaa celebration? (Answer below.) Predicting the future Prognostication is a pasttime fraught with peril, but we’re going to go out on a limb and confidently predicting that … Ice skating will be back. The H-F Ice Arena is[Read More…]
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