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: 3.4%[Read More…]
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League of Women Voters hosts forums for Flossmoor mayor, District 233 candidates
The Homewood-Flossmoor League of Women Voters is hosting two virtual candidate forums for the April 6 election for the Homewood-Flossmoor High School board and the Flossmoor mayoral race. The forums will be accessible through the league’s Facebook page at facebook.com/LWVHFArea. The community is invited to submit questions in advance at[Read More…]
Homewood’s Zone Comics and the comic book industry find sales have improved during the pandemic
Alex Stritar, 30, owner of Zone Comics & Games, said that despite setbacks, business has been stable and in some major ways has even improved during the COVID-19 pandemic. At Zone, the wall is filled with new issues of Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Vampirella, Goosebumps and Archie. A local comic shop[Read More…]
Voters Guide: Homewood Public Library
TRUSTEE POSITION (Two 6-year terms) Nancy Gildart, age 63 Education: M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; M.A. Library Science, University of Chicago; B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; B.A., University of Michigan Occupation: Employment Specialist, Career Advisor, Artist Current employer: Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center Family:[Read More…]
No waivers for mandated student testing this year
With 60% of Homewood students learning remotely, District 153 school administrators are trying to figure out how it can coax them to return to classrooms for five days of mandated state testing. Under the rules, District 153 should show a 95% testing participation rate, but Kathy Schaeflein, District 153 director[Read More…]
H-F school board narrows list of superintendent candidates
The District 233 school board will be interviewing finalist candidates the week of March 8 as it moves toward filling the superintendent’s job at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Superintendent Von Mansfield will be retiring in June 2022. The person who will follow him is being hired to begin work in July[Read More…]
Greenspace group to host candidate forum Saturday
The South Suburbs for Greenspace Over Concrete will host a candidates forum on Saturday, March 6. The group formed recently to oppose the redevelopment of the former Calumet Country Club as a warehousing/fulfillment operation. The group has organized frequent demonstrations at Homewood village hall in recent weeks and has attended[Read More…]
Vollmer, Crawford intersection blocked for sewer repair
Starting at Friday night, traffic at the intersection of Vollmer Road and Crawford Avenue in Flossmoor was detoured as the Cook County Department of Transportation begins work on an emergency sewer repair. The project is expected to take three to four weeks to complete. During that time, westbound Vollmer Road[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: March 5
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: 3.3%[Read More…]
Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission declines to recommend Calumet Country Club rezoning
After 20 hours of presentations and questions spread over five meetings, the Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission came to a decision Thursday night on a request to rezone the former Calumet Country Club to enable an industrial development. The commission unanimously voted against recommending the rezoning request and the special[Read More…]
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