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Karyn’s Inner Beauty, a wellness spa opens in Flossmoor Commons
Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson, right, and owner Karyn Calabrese cut the green ribbon to mark the grand opening of Karyn’s Inner Beauty, a wellness spa in Flossmoor Commons. (Photo provided by James Martin) Karyn’s Inner Beauty, a wellness spa in Flossmoor Commons, officially opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday,[Read More…]
Health & Wellness 2022: Primary care physicians help navigate a complex health system
The health care system can be essential to maintaining wellness. It can also be frustratingly complex. When people seek to get value from the system, it helps to have a friend in their corner. Crystal Hines-MaysThat’s where primary care physicians come in. Think of them as professional friends in the[Read More…]
District 153 sets screen time limits for students using district devices
What is enough screen time for children? Homewood District 153 is experimenting with a new software feature that allows it to shut off district network access to student devices between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The trial will go on through the end of the school year, said Beth White,[Read More…]
Chorale will present classical music concerts in May
South Holland Master Chorale will give two concerts in May to conclude its current musical season. They will be the final concerts directed by Albert M. Jackson, musical director, who is retiring. Performances by the 80-member chorale will be at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, at St. Joseph Catholic[Read More…]
State grant will help District 161 support mental health services
Flossmoor School District 161 recently earned a $635,000 Community Partnership Grant from the Illinois State Board of Education to support mental health services for students and educators in the post-pandemic world. “We originally wrote the grant for $113,000 and they gave us $635,000, so that was pretty exciting. I think[Read More…]
Health & Wellness 2022: Occupational therapists help return patients to daily routines
Allen Davenport originally was skeptical about occupational therapy, but he said he saw its benefits after just two sessions with occupational therapist Miranda Palmer at Franciscan Health in Olympia Fields. Editor’s note: This story is the seventh in a series originally published in the Chronicle’s April 1 print edition, part[Read More…]
Trail Mix Concert Series will return with a ‘higher caliber’ of artists and as a year-round event, organizer says
Trail Mix Concert Series will return to Izaak Walton this year with a “higher caliber” of artists, according to event organizer Steve Ploum. The lineup includes a Grammy winner, an Emmy nominee and an NPR Tiny Desk Concert musician. Ploum said he hopes Trail Mix can begin attracting concert goers[Read More…]
James Hart students inducted into National Junior Honor Society
The National Junior Honor Society at James Hart School inducted 44 new members during a ceremony April 11. The seventh and eighth graders were selected for their academic standing and their volunteer efforts at school and in the community. The 2022 new members are eighth graders Jordin Bates, De’Aunta Burns,[Read More…]
Health & Wellness 2022: Getting patients proper resources is the role of social workers
Christine Annang, manager of social work at Franciscan Health in Olympia Fields, calls her staff Sherlock Holmes, after the famed literary sleuth known for his deductive reasoning prowess, because she says they “do a little investigating to get the right resources to the patients.” Editor’s note: This story is the[Read More…]
