A suspect was apprehended Monday morning, May 17, by bank security during an apparent robbery attempt at the US Bank branch at 183rd Street and Kedzie Avenue, according to Homewood police. No one was injured in the incident, which was reported to police at 10:31 a.m. The suspect was turned over[Read More…]
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COVID-19 numbers: May 16
% fully vaccinated Flossmoor Homewood South District State 47.9% 42.6% 28.7% 37.6%
District 153 board says farewell to influential member Greg Lawrence
The Homewood School District 153 Board of Education gathers around outgoing member Greg Lawrence, who holds a copy of a resolution honoring his service to the district. Front row, from left, Ron Zinnerman, new member Broderick Booth, Deb Havighorst, Lawrence, President Shelly Marks, Ashanti Bethea. Back row, from left, Jim[Read More…]
Pop-up designed to raise funds, awareness gives Flossmoor a sneak peak of Juneteenth Fest
Is anyone else living their best life during the time of COVID-19? Whoa, let’s pull up short before I get this wrong: This is a trying time that has destroyed lives and stretched us all thin. The fiscal and social health of our communities is frayed, and there is no[Read More…]
Preckwinkle announces launch of Cook County Equity Fund Taskforce
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced recently the launch of a more than 50-member taskforce to advise her administration on strategic investments from the new Cook County Equity Fund, which addresses historical disparities and disinvestment in Black and Latinx communities. The Cook County Equity Fund was established by President[Read More…]
Village of Flossmoor pledges to preserve the monarch butterfly; Green Commission makes educational video
The Flossmoor Green Commission is working to help reinvigorate the Monarch butterfly population in Illinois with preparations for milkweed gardens, and an informational video for the public showing the stages of a butterfly that was prepared by a Homewood-Flossmoor High School student. In February, at the suggestion of the Green[Read More…]
District 153 delivers special send-off for retiring superintendent
District 153 Superintendent Dale Mitchell got a heartfelt send-off from staff and friends at a reception in his honor on May 10. Mitchell is retiring in June after 27 years with the district, 18 of those as superintendent. Among the gifts he received was the school board’s dedication of the[Read More…]
Vaccine incentive: Six Flag offers 50,000 free tickets to two parks to newly vaccinated residents (free content)
Following this week’s expansion of vaccine eligibility to 12- to 15-year-olds, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that Six Flags Great America will offer 50,000 free tickets to their parks in Gurnee and Rockford to newly vaccinated Illinois residents. The value of the donated tickets is $4 million. “Six Flags Great America[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: May 14
% fully vaccinated Flossmoor Homewood South District State 47.9% 42.6% 28.7% 36.81%
Some H-F organizations plan to keep mask requirements in spite of new CDC guidance (free content)
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance on mask-wearing. The agency eased the mask recommendation for those who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 . “Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, except where[Read More…]
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