After nearly drowning while surfing in icy Lake Michigan, Dave Benjamin now teaches emergency water safety procedures. (Provided photo)
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Governor’s office staff to work from home for isolation period after staffer tests positive
After a member of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s senior staff tested positive for COVID-19, the Governor’s Office employees will follow Illinois Department of Public Health guidance and work from home for an appropriate isolation period. The asymptomatic staff member tested positive late last week and was in close contact with the[Read More…]
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A group of citizens has formed South Suburbs for Greenspace over Concrete to argue against the proposed development of a distribution warehouse at the former Calumet Country Club in Homewood. SSGOC operates as a campaign of Illinois Southland Against Fossil Fuel Energy, which opposed a natural-gas power plant in Glenwood.[Read More…]
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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: 5.8% ↓[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: May 10
A good day and good trends. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been quick to caution people not read too much into daily swings in COVID-19 statistics, urging instead attention to longer term trends. On Sunday, though, the daily numbers and trends seem to be going in the right direction. The day saw[Read More…]
Car parade celebrates YouMatter2 founder’s college graduation
The organization Destiny Watson started while she was a student at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, YouMatter2, is in the process of creating care packages for 2020 graduates who have had their hopes for traditional ceremonies and celebrations disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s just a way to show appreciation and celebrate them[Read More…]
Local hospital staff rise to the occasion of pandemic
Healthcare workers at Franciscan Health in Olympia Fields have faced the overwhelming demands of the COVID-19 pandemic without becoming overwhelmed, according to one administrator. It hasn’t been easy. In a recent interview with the Chronicle, Mari Lynn Ross, vice president of Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer at Franciscan[Read More…]
A poem to bring some comfort
March Each day the rules changed. It was hard to keep up. On Thursday I was embarrassed of Wednesday. On Sunday I was shameful of Saturday. Trivial tasks were suddenly of the greatest importance. |I vacuumed that kitchen floor with such purpose, and I had never gotten such satisfaction from[Read More…]
State urges independent contractors to apply now for unemployment benefits
Independent contractors who file 1099 forms with the IRS are not yet eligible for unemployment benefits, but the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) is urging contract workers who have lost work due to COVID-19 to apply now using the existing unemployment system. Workers who believe they may be eligible[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: May 8
Illinois sets a new record for COVID-19 tests administered in one day. Homewood and Flossmoor cases edge up. The unemployment numbers released Friday were grim, but the state is trying to meet the huge demand for unemployment benefits. A new program starts Monday that will provide benefits to contract workers.[Read More…]
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