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Due to a number of risk factors associated with the pandemic, Dr. Dionna Lomax, a Franciscan Physician Network physician, sees a trend of chronic conditions worsening, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and weight gain. The need to maintain health despite not being able to physically go to the clinic[Read More…]
The future of the property on which the Calumet Country Club sits is unclear, after a recent vote in Homewood and Cook County officials saying a forest preserve purchase is unlikely. Homewood approved a settlement with developer Diversified Partners of Arizona on Jan. 26. Plans were for a distribution warehouse[Read More…]
This graph shows the state’s progress in receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines. The scale on the right is the measure of vaccine doses received. The scale on the left is the measure of doses administered and the seven-day rolling average of administered doses. Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 3.2%[Read More…]
This graph shows the state’s progress in receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines. The scale on the right is the measure of vaccine doses received. The scale on the left is the measure of doses administered and the seven-day rolling average of administered doses. Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 3.2%[Read More…]
Low-to-moderate income families and older Illinoisans needing assistance filing their 2020 individual income taxes can receive free help through several programs across the state. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and AARP Tax-Aide programs are providing free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals in select locations[Read More…]
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the South Suburbs last March, most people quickly learned that staying home was a good way to reduce the odds of contracting COVID-19. Local health care professionals advocate one important caveat: Don’t stay home so much that you neglect other important health care measures,[Read More…]
Play against each other, play yourself or get the whole family to join Trivia Night. Sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor High School student government, the two virtual trivia contests start at 7 p.m. over Zoom. The first event on Saturday, March 20, covers H-F topics, including history, sports, 2020, music, movies[Read More…]
State and city health officials today announced Friday, Feb. 5, the first case in Illinois of the COVID-19 variant called P.1, which was first identified in travelers from Brazil during routine airport screening in Tokyo, Japan, in early January. The case in Chicago was identified by the Pathogen Genomics research[Read More…]
