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Rotary’s $70,000 gift used for Homewood Estates Park redo
11/4/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
LIBRARY SALE REOPENS – The Friends of the Library Book Sale has reopened at Homewood Library. This collection of books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, records and other media is now open for browsing and purchases on the top level of the library during regular hours. Donations are not currently being accepted.[Read More…]
Illinois sponsors week-long program to serve and honor veterans
The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs, in partnership with Serve Illinois, announced on Monday, Nov. 1, the 2021 Serving Those Who Served program, a week of service projects created to thank service men and women, veterans, and their families across the state. Activities will begin Nov. 4 and end on[Read More…]
Boo Bash celebrates Halloween, envisions uses for greenspace
11/3/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
COZY UP WITH A BOOK BLANKET – Check the Flossmoor Library Facebook page between 9:30 and 10 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday this month for the “Cozy November Giveaway.” You’ll find a clue; be the first person to approach the circulation desk and do the directed action for the[Read More…]
CDC authorizes COVID-19 vaccination for kids 5 to 11 years old (free content)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued final authorization on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to allow children from ages 5 to 11 to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation children be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech[Read More…]
18-year-old dead after Halloween weekend shooting in Flossmoor
An 18-year-old South Holland man succumbed to injuries he sustained during a Halloween weekend shooting in Flossmoor’s Ballantrae neighborhood, according to Police Chief Tod Kamleiter. Cook County Medical Examiner records show that Kevin R. Jones, of the 16800 block of Ingleside Avenue, was pronounced dead at 12:49 a.m. Sunday, Oct.[Read More…]
11/2/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
WINTER CHOICES – H-F Park District’s Winter Choices programming brochure is now available online. Visit the park district website to browse and enroll in programs taking place over the next few months. PAINT YOUR PET – Whether it’s a pooch, kitty, bird, lizard or fish, have fun painting your pet[Read More…]
Homewood artist helps Cook County officials celebrate Dia de los Muertos
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