After a member of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s senior staff tested positive for COVID-19, the Governor’s Office employees will follow Illinois Department of Public Health guidance and work from home for an appropriate isolation period. The asymptomatic staff member tested positive late last week and was in close contact with the[Read More…]
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Coping with COVID: May 10
A good day and good trends. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been quick to caution people not read too much into daily swings in COVID-19 statistics, urging instead attention to longer term trends. On Sunday, though, the daily numbers and trends seem to be going in the right direction. The day saw[Read More…]
Car parade celebrates YouMatter2 founder’s college graduation
The organization Destiny Watson started while she was a student at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, YouMatter2, is in the process of creating care packages for 2020 graduates who have had their hopes for traditional ceremonies and celebrations disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s just a way to show appreciation and celebrate them[Read More…]
Local hospital staff rise to the occasion of pandemic
Healthcare workers at Franciscan Health in Olympia Fields have faced the overwhelming demands of the COVID-19 pandemic without becoming overwhelmed, according to one administrator. It hasn’t been easy. In a recent interview with the Chronicle, Mari Lynn Ross, vice president of Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer at Franciscan[Read More…]
A poem to bring some comfort
March Each day the rules changed. It was hard to keep up. On Thursday I was embarrassed of Wednesday. On Sunday I was shameful of Saturday. Trivial tasks were suddenly of the greatest importance. |I vacuumed that kitchen floor with such purpose, and I had never gotten such satisfaction from[Read More…]
State urges independent contractors to apply now for unemployment benefits
Independent contractors who file 1099 forms with the IRS are not yet eligible for unemployment benefits, but the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) is urging contract workers who have lost work due to COVID-19 to apply now using the existing unemployment system. Workers who believe they may be eligible[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: May 8
Illinois sets a new record for COVID-19 tests administered in one day. Homewood and Flossmoor cases edge up. The unemployment numbers released Friday were grim, but the state is trying to meet the huge demand for unemployment benefits. A new program starts Monday that will provide benefits to contract workers.[Read More…]
Volunteers modify their Park Pride Day efforts
Wanda Gunter, left, and Jacqui O’Connor of Homewood took time out of their day on Park Pride Day to plant the flower bed at Patriots Park, their neighborhood park. Things looked different because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but many residents turned out to volunteer on Park Pride Day. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
Homewood Rotary Foundation ramps up efforts during pandemic shut-down
In the midst of a pandemic, community service is more important than ever, and the Rotary Club Foundation has a number of projects underway which will greatly increase the amount of gifts and contributions that will help the community weather the crisis. According to Foundation Board President Rick Thiernau, of[Read More…]
Park district hopes to offer some programs when COVID-19 numbers improve
H-F Park District administrators hope to decide on May 19 whether Lions Club Pool will open as planned on June 6. The pool opening date is just one of many decisions facing the park district, which may offer limited programming soon. (Chronicle file photo)
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