Franciscan Health Olympia Fields officials announced Thursday that visitor restrictions were implemented in response to the dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases in the region. Hospital visitors, healthy or otherwise, will not be allowed access to hospital visitor waiting areas. Instead, visitors must now wait outside the hospital until the accompanying[Read More…]
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Here First | Thursday, Dec. 30
Snow coming. Juneteenth adds a Royal Court. Only one local government meeting next week, but we list the dates of the ones scheduled for the following two weeks. Ever wonder why the Chronicle continues to publish a print edition when other news organizations are cutting back or giving up on[Read More…]
12/31/2021 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
HOLIDAY METRA SERVICE – Metra operates on a Saturday schedule today. There is no service on the North Central, Heritage Corridor, or Southwest service lines. Alcohol is not permitted on trains after 7 p.m. COLD & SNOWY – The National Weather Service predicts a significant winter storm will impact our[Read More…]
Homewood police: Car theft victim fired shots, charged as ‘habitual criminal’
The victim of a vehicle theft was himself taken into custody on Dec. 23 and charged by Homewood Police with firearms crimes for shooting after his car as it drove away. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 28, Tyrone Hymon left his vehicle unoccupied and running in a parking[Read More…]
12/30/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
As we face the snowy season, the villages of Homewood and Flossmoor remind residents of rules and tips to keep local roadways safe. Both villages prohibit parking on streets after a snowfall of 2 inches or more. Vehicles that don’t move risk being cited or towed. • Do not attempt[Read More…]
Personal trainer sessions available to H-F community
If one of your new year’s resolutions includes getting in shape, the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club, 2920 W. 183rd St. in Homewood, is offering non-members a chance to work with a personal trainer. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District board of commissioners approved a proposal Dec. 21 for 55-minute personal training[Read More…]
Ingalls temporarily closes Flossmoor urgent aid service in response to COVID-19 surge
UChicago Medicine at Ingalls – Flossmoor 19550 Governors Highway, will temporarily close its Urgent Aid location on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at 7 a.m. The closure is due to unprecedented demand across the health care provider’s network because of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases. The health care system is consolidating[Read More…]
Walmart closes Olympia Fields store until Thursday for COVID cleaning
The Olympia Fields Walmart, 21000 Western Ave., closed at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec, 28, to give a special team time to sanitize the store and to give store associates “additional time to restock shelves and prepare the store” for its reopening at 6 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 30. The Homewood Walmart[Read More…]
12/28/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
GRAB AND GO – Pick up a New Years Eve Party Kit for kids ages 3 to 7 during regular hours at Homewood Library today. Kids are available on a first-come, first-served basis. FLOSSMOOR CLOSURE – Due to nationwide increase in COVID-19 cases, Flossmoor Village Hall is closed through Jan.[Read More…]
Flossmoor shuts village hall, public works through Jan. 2
Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, Flossmoor’s village hall and the public works department will be closed today, Dec. 27, through Jan. 2. “The increased COVID positivity rate in the public and in the immediate area led us to implement necessary mitigation efforts. We need to slow the spread[Read More…]
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