Wednesday, Jan. 6 Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 10% ↑ Consecutive days under 12% test positivity: 20 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 5 Consecutive days med/surge beds over 20% threshold: 5 (Source: IDPH. Updated Jan. 3) Homewood Cases: 1,233 (+9) (since the pandemic began) Deaths: 45 (+1) Case rate: 62.93 per 1,000 people Case trend: 54 new[Read More…]
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COVID-19 numbers: Jan. 5
This graph shows trends in cases (the dark line) and deaths (the gold bars) in Illinois since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The two reports are at different scales but show the trajectories in each category. Tuesday, Jan. 5 Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 9.9% ↑ Consecutive days under 12% test positivity:[Read More…]
H-F High School delays plans for hybrid learning
Administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School looked at the COVID-19 numbers and decided against a Feb. 2 date for students to return to their classrooms. The plan was for teachers to return on either Jan. 19 or Jan. 25 in preparation for students’ return, but that will not happen either. District[Read More…]
Jan. 6, 2020 | What You Need to Know Today
YOU’RE A GEM – Create a gem magnet with an adult craft project offered by Homewood Library. Grab a bag of gems and magnets to create unique fridge ornaments. You’ll only need to provide paper backing such as photos or magazines. No registration is required for this first-come, first-served program.[Read More…]
Cook County launches survey to assess COVID-19 vaccine needs
As the COVID-19 vaccine continues to be distributed throughout Cook County, the Cook County Department of Public Health is surveying individual healthcare and essential workers who live or work in suburban Cook County, as well as suburban Cook County residents to understand their interest in receiving the vaccine. The survey[Read More…]
Jan. 5 | What You Need to Know Today
ONE BOOK, ONE FLOSSMOOR – Sign up for this round of One Book, One Flossmoor, featuring the nonfiction book “Caste: The Origins of Discontents” published in 2020 by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson. The book describes racism in the United States as a type of a caste system. The virtual[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: Jan. 4
This graph shows trends in cases (the dark line) and deaths (the gold bars) in Illinois since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The two reports are at different scales but show the trajectories in each category. Monday, Jan. 4 Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 9.8% ↑ Consecutive days under 12% test positivity:[Read More…]
Cook County transit fare reduction project officially launched Monday
Cook County, Metra, Pace and Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) leaders on Monday officially launched a pilot project to improve public transportation in south Cook County, starting with reduced Metra fares on the Metra Electric and Rock Island lines and extended service on Pace’s 352 Halsted route. Fair Transit South Cook,[Read More…]
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