This year’s major fundraising effort for the Cancer Support Center will be the Pink-A-Boo Walk on Sunday, Oct. 17. With a Halloween theme, supporters are urged to come in costume. They can choose the one mile or 5K walk. The event starts at 9:30 a.m. at the center, 2028 Elm[Read More…]
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Cancer Support Center: A place of hope
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories about the Cancer Support Center and its nearly three decades of service to the community. The Cancer Support Center is a place of hope. Since its founding 29 years ago, the CSC’s red brick building at 2028 Elm Road[Read More…]
Two at H-F High named National Merit semifinalists
Homewood-Flossmoor High School seniors David Gibek and Carter Langston have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They were selected based on their scores on the 2020 PSAT/NMSQT exam taken as juniors. As part of the national pool of 16,000 qualifiers, they represent less than 1% of U.S.[Read More…]
Department on Aging to assist older adults during Medicare open enrollment period
Free content: There is no cost to view this article. With the Medicare open enrollment period set to begin Oct. 15, older adults looking to change their existing Medicare plan can receive free, personalized assistance through the Illinois Department on Aging’s (IDoA) Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP). “It can be[Read More…]
A diamond on the pitch: Faoro returns from baseball to lead H-F soccer
Charlie Faoro was nervous before coming to a soccer team workout this summer. The Homewood-Flossmoor senior had stayed away from soccer for two years. He didn’t even kick a ball around with friends during that time. Predictably, that first workout was rough. “I didn’t want to embarrass myself,” Faoro said.[Read More…]
IPO opens season Saturday with concert and ballet
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra opens its 2021-22 season on Saturday, Oct. 16, with a 5:30 p.m. concert featuring works of Eric Ewazen, Florence Price and Aaron Copland. The performance will be at Ozinga Chapel, 6601 W College Drive, at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights. Joining the orchestra will be[Read More…]
2021 Recyclepalooza a success
Organizers of Flossmoor Green Commission’s annual Recyclepalooza report they were able to reduce, reuse and recycle plenty of donations. The event on Oct. 2 gave donors the chance to drive through the Parker Junior High parking lot and have their trunks emptied by volunteers in a COVID-19 safe event. Stephanie[Read More…]
Flossmoor resident and former Chronicle editor Tom Houlihan gives village $1,000 for pawpaws
For the first time, pawpaw trees can be found in public spaces around Flossmoor. That is thanks to a $1,000 donation from Tom Houlihan to the village, which has purchased 17 of the native trees and is in the process of planting them in five different locations. Village arborist Dave[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health adds partnership to expand K-12 school COVID-19 testing
To help increase capacity and facilitate faster access to COVID-19 testing in schools across the state, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has partnered with the U.S. Health and Human Services’ Midwest COVID-19 Testing Coordination Center (MCC) to provide testing to all public and private schools that are now[Read More…]
Flossmoor hears liquor license pitch for wine consulting business
Flossmoor may soon be home to a new wine consulting business that would sell and ship retail bottles out of an office in the village. William Hightower, who owns Cuvee Concierge, pitched a plan Monday, Oct. 4, to the Flossmoor Village Board to expand his wine consulting business by selling[Read More…]
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