Cook County released 15,000 first-dose appointments on Friday in preparation for the expected surge of vaccine-seekers when eligibility opens up on Monday, April 12. Starting Monday, anyone 16 or older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. To date, 73 percent of Illinois seniors and 42 percent of[Read More…]
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Letter: 183rd Street needs to be reconceived, redesigned
There is an immediacy to the public’s demand for a traffic light at 183rd Street and Center Avenue in response to the tragic crash on July 22 that must be addressed. As the H-F Chronicle reported, the Village of Homewood has begun that work. Helping drivers, walkers and cyclists negotiate this tricky[Read More…]
Levels of uncertainty still rising as school starts in the pandemic year
GOOD DEEDS DAY COLLECTION. Two local Jewish organizations are hosting an event from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday at Shir Tikvah in Homewood to collect electronics, toiletries and household items to benefit local charities. KITE SHOWCASE CANCELED. H-F Park District officials said the event on Saturday would be weather[Read More…]
Park district has kids decorate the ‘Keep Healthy’ signs
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is offering a fun way for kids to show their creativity on a very important message: Keep H-F Healthy. The lawn signs will have the message imprinted, but how best to present them is up to the artist, whatever the age. The message is meant to[Read More…]
Homewood police investigate shooting death at local rehab center
A 77-year-old resident of South Surburban Rehabilitation Center died Saturday after suffering a gunshot wound, according to Homewood police. Officers responded to a report of shots fired at the facility at 19000 S. Halsted St. shortly after 3 a.m. and learned that a resident had been wounded. The resident was[Read More…]
Parade, art work will welcome students back to school
The “Chalk the Walk” tradition might take on more meaning this year as students begin an unusual and unusually stressful fall semester. Chalked messages of encouragement will be part of a larger project by District 153 volunteers to help students get the semester started on the right foot. (Chronicle file[Read More…]
Gov. Pritzker announces new mask compliance rules
The Illinois Department of Public Health has filed emergency rules for businesses, schools and child care centers that mandate face coverings and the size of gatherings and will impose penalties for those not complying. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said through Senate Bill 471 the new regulations he signed into law Friday,[Read More…]
Homewood implements safety measures at 183rd and Center
TiMELeSS returns to public performance at Porch Fest
The “act of God” winter freeze in Texas had a direct impact on the cost that Homewood-Flossmoor High School paid for natural gas. The district’s winter gas bill would normally be $30,000 but this year it was $280,000 due to a spike in the gas commodity prices when about a[Read More…]
Nelson announces 2021 run for Flossmoor mayor
In a Thursday email, Michelle Nelson announced her candidacy in Flossmoor’s mayoral election on April 6, 2021. “Website and more information about my vision for the village and the vital role we play in the Southland will follow,” Nelson said in the email. “I hope you’ll consider ‘running’ with me[Read More…]
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