Additional COVID-19 mitigation efforts went into effect Wednesday, Nov. 11, in three of Illinois’ 11 health regions, including two near the South Suburbs. Region 5 (Southern Illinois), Region 7 (Will and Kankakee counties), and Region 8 (Kane and DuPage counties), are seeing a test positivity rate that remains above 8%[Read More…]
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State health officials release COVID-19 contact tracing data
On Friday, state health officials released data related to the state’s COVID-19 contact tracing operation. This statewide data represents all data submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) by the 97 certified local health departments statewide that are responsible for leading contact tracing in their counties and cities. As of[Read More…]
H-F athletes get shorten schedules due to pandemic
Matthew Lyke, athletic director at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, intends on giving H-F student athletes “memorable experiences” despite shortened schedules and COVID-19 precautions. “The kids may not have the same amount of contests, and tournaments and invitationals like they used to, but we are still providing competitive, memorable moments for these[Read More…]
Not quite elementary: Teachers helping students, each other make adjustments
When Willow School kindergarten teacher Christina Stevens got her class list for the 2020-2021 school year, she could not help but feel like something was off. “This is so strange,” she said to herself. It was the start of her second year as a teacher, but it felt like she[Read More…]
Homewood officials to residents: Avoid in-person visits to village hall
The village of Homewood is not closing village hall, as it did during the statewide shutdown in the spring, but village officials are asking residents to voluntarily avoid visiting in person for the time being. With COVID-19 infection numbers surging locally and around the state, the village posted a notice[Read More…]
COVID-19 surge continues to rage locally, statewide
Graphs showing the trajectory of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks make the spring peak look like a foothill. The fall surge of COVID-19 infections is getting worse in spite of statewide restrictions on indoor dining and gathering sizes, and on Thursday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker implored local governments to do more[Read More…]
H-F High surveys show students, staff adapting to remote learning
The general consensus at Homewood-Flossmoor High School is that remote learning is working for the majority of students. Administrators reviewed data with District 233 school board members Oct. 20 that was collected through surveys with 1,226 parent responses, 922 student responses and 118 teacher responses. In going over the survey,[Read More…]
Marian Catholic teacher doing double duty: in-person and remote
Marian Catholic serves students on campus and virtually
State orders additional mitigation measures in suburban Cook County starting Wednesday
Indoor service at bars and restaurants in suburban Cook County, including Homewood and Flossmoor, will be suspended starting Wednesday as the state imposes additional mitigation measures to slow the recent surge of COVID-19 cases. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) confirmed[Read More…]
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