Patricia Boyd, right, with her daughter, Elise Boyd, at a past Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention. Patricia Boyd will be honored at the 2021 event for her volunteer efforts with the organization. (Provided photo)
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D161 Learning and Instruction, Finance committees look ahead to next year’s challenges
The 2020-2021 school year is still rife with challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but for the most part that course has already been charted. “The rest of this year, there aren’t too many changes we can make,” said Dana Smith, superintendent for Flossmoor School District 161. So the district instead[Read More…]
Business damaged, possible injuries in collision at Ridge and Dixie on Saturday
A tow truck driver prepares to remove one of the vehicles involved in a two-car crash that damaged TravelBrokers in downtown Homewood on Saturday. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Ridge Road and Dixie Highway in downtown Homewood on Saturday caused damage to the TravelBrokers/TB Eggert[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly’s legislation on cybersecurity signed into law
Legislation that establishes baseline cybersecurity standards for government-purchased internet-connected devices is now law. The bill’s chief co-sponsor was Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., who represents the 2nd District, including Homewood and Flossmoor. The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act (HR1668) was signed into law Dec. 4. It covers the Internet of[Read More…]
Homewood library board approved $2.7 million levy
The Homewood Public Library submitted a 2020 tax levy of $2,741,450 to the Cook County Clerk’s Office. The library board approved the levy at a Dec. 2 meeting. The levy shows an increase of just 2% over the 2019 levy of $2,687,986. The library is currently closed under COVID-19 mitigation[Read More…]
Homewood approves second round of liquor license fee relief
Another round of liquor license fee relief was approved by the Homewood village board at it’s Dec. 8 meeting. It’s one of several small measures the village has made to help local businesses during the COVID-19 economic slowdown. Liquor license fees for bars and restaurants prohibited from serving customers indoors[Read More…]
Flossmoor trustees hire design engineers for Berry Lane but share concerns about process
Flossmoor is moving forward with Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers for design engineering on the Berry Lane drainage improvements project, despite the misgivings of some trustees who say they would have preferred more choices for the project. The village board voted unanimously during its regular meeting Dec. 7 to approve[Read More…]
20 simple ways to celebrate the holiday season
Don’t give up on holiday fun just because of pandemic restrictions. We give you 20 ways to celebrate the season safely and a bit more simply this year.
Sense of satisfaction, dignity is part of this holiday toy store
District 153’s $18.2 million tax levy approved
The District 153 school board approved an $18.2 million tax levy for 2020 at its meeting Monday, Dec. 7. The levy shows an overall increase of 2.64% over the previous year. Chief School Business Official John Gibson said the levy stays within the Illinois tax caps limit for increases of[Read More…]
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