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As the COVID-19 pandemic loomed, local residents continued to provide new homes for animals that had been sheltered at South Suburban Humane Society. SSHS adoptions continued even after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued his stay-at-home order, which went into effect March 21. In the 11 days leading up to the[Read More…]
Illinois and Chicago public health officials announced Friday the discovery of the first case in Illinois of the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7, first identified in the United Kingdom. The case was identified by the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine through sequencing analysis of a specimen from bio-banked samples of COVID-19[Read More…]
Homewood Baseball and Softball board of directors marks what would have been opening day with a message of encouragement for players and families. Homewood Science Center starts PopUp Science @Home this week. Still no peak for COVID-19 cases in Illinois. Homewood is up to 100 cases, while Flossmoor remains at[Read More…]
As efforts to find a water supply route for Flossmoor continue, the village’s consulting firm on water issues has identified the northeast corner of Vollmer Road and Dixie Highway as a potential site for a pumping station. At the April 6 village board meeting, Trustee Perry Hoag called the Dixie-Vollmer[Read More…]
Registration has been extended to May 1 for the 2020 Homewood Heights Little League season. “Once our shelter-in-place is lifted, we’ll be on the fields ready to play,” league officials said in post on the organization’s Facebook page. The league is also extending a $25-off offer on registration fees through[Read More…]
Frame by Frame Film Fest goes online Saturday at 7 p.m. Illinois sets a new record for COVID-19 cases in one day. Plus, an appropriate meme.
The color-coded map of COVID-19 case rates in suburban Cook County provides a snapshot of how the virus is distributed in the region. Early data show the weight of that distribution falls heavily on the South Suburbs and on people of color. (Source: Cook County Department of Public Health)
This graph shows state hospitalizations (the blue line), the number of people in intensive care units (ICU, the yellow bars) and the number of people on ventilators (green bars) since the beginning of the year. Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 9.3% ↓ Consecutive days under 12% test positivity: 28 Consecutive days[Read More…]
Larry Kane, at left, and his staff at Jonathan Kane Salon & Spa posted this photo on the business’ Facebook page on March 29 in an appeal to customers. (Provided photo)
Fifty meals of chicken piccata, sides and dessert were donated by Idlewild Country Club to staff in the emergency department and intensive care unit at Franciscan St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields. (Provided photo by Taryn Takacs)
