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District 161 begins full-day hybrid learning schedule
COVID-19 numbers: March 12
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…]
COVID-19 numbers: March 11
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…]
Free tax preparation assistance available throughout Illinois
Low-to-moderate income families and older Illinoisans needing assistance filing their 2020 individual income taxes can receive free help through several programs across the state. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and AARP Tax-Aide programs are providing free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals in select locations[Read More…]
Staying well together: Improve your chances with timely cancer screenings
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the South Suburbs last March, most people quickly learned that staying home was a good way to reduce the odds of contracting COVID-19. Local health care professionals advocate one important caveat: Don’t stay home so much that you neglect other important health care measures,[Read More…]
H-F student government hosts two Trivia Night events
Play against each other, play yourself or get the whole family to join Trivia Night. Sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor High School student government, the two virtual trivia contests start at 7 p.m. over Zoom. The first event on Saturday, March 20, covers H-F topics, including history, sports, 2020, music, movies[Read More…]
Health officials confirm case in Chicago of the COVID-19 P.1 variant
State and city health officials today announced Friday, Feb. 5, the first case in Illinois of the COVID-19 variant called P.1, which was first identified in travelers from Brazil during routine airport screening in Tokyo, Japan, in early January. The case in Chicago was identified by the Pathogen Genomics research[Read More…]
Saucy Crab opens Homewood location
COVID-19 numbers: March 10
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…]
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