State Fire Marshal reminds Illinoisans to change clocks and batteries, test smoke alarms as Daylight Savings Time returns Sunday at 2 a.m. Daylight Savings Time returns, so it’s time to make sure clocks and other time devices move forward one hour. The time change is also a good time to[Read More…]
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Living Springs Church rolls with the punches
Living Springs congregation members hold a safe gathering to show unity during the pandemic. (Provided photo)
CN, Homewood debut new landscaping project
Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld cuts the ribbon officially recognizing a new greenspace along Harwood Avenue, created in partnership between CN Railway and the village. (David P. Funk/H-F Chronicle)
Readers can help raise cash for first responders
Your reading pasttime could be earning money for first responders in Flossmoor. The Flossmoor Public Library’s newly fashioned summer reading program is making every book count in its initiative to raise $1,000 for Flossmoor Police and Fire Departments. Typically, libraries host summer reading programs for young readers as a way[Read More…]
Flossmoor Community Church pastor embraces inclusiveness
Julie Van Til said she and her family, which includes her husband, Andrew, and their children, Eva and Everett, plan to live within the H-F High School District. (Provided photo)
Pastor Fred Lyon leaves FCC after 9 years as leader
Coping with COVID: Phase 4 brings shutdown relief, caution
Illinois enters Phase 4, and it might take some time to get to the next phase. H-F Park District reopens playgrounds. Closest state testing site moves to South Holland. COVID-19 numbers remain good. Case numbers in other states are on the rise again.
Rabid Brewing adapts quirkily to rapidly changing times
Raiye Rosado and Tobias Cichon, owners of Rabid Brewing in Homewood. (Provided photo) Since mid-March, when the pandemic hit, businesses have had to close or adapt. At Rabid Brewing, they adapted. Owner Raiye Rosado said that she can’t think of one aspect of the business that hasn’t been affected and[Read More…]
Dialogue and then change—riding the whirlwind and never going back
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…]
Culture opens to facilitate community through food and entertainment
The old Grape & Grain location became Culture Food & Entertainment at a New Year’s Eve grand opening and had been off to a good start before the pandemic hit. Culture is a partnership of three families: Joan and Michael Sullivan, Sheree and Robert Lee and Michael and Joy Towns. [Read More…]
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