Daylight Savings Time will return to the area at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. Before retiring on Saturday, be sure to advance clocks one hour ahead. It’s also a great time to check batteries in fire and carbon monoxide detectors.
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The Knowledge Exchange Potpourri Lecture Series
The Potpourri Lecture Series, through the Park Forest Library, offers stimulating and thought provoking as well as entertaining programming and is co-organized by participants of The Knowledge Exchange (TKE) and often includes guest lecturers and presenters from TKE and Governors State University. This Thursday, March 2, at 10:30 a.m., The Knowledge Exchange will feature “Tony […]
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Franciscan Health Outpatient Therapy Frankfort Reopens
Open house planned for March 15 Franciscan Health Outpatient Therapy Frankfort is set to reopen February 27, representatives announced. “We’re extremely pleased to be able to bring these services back to the community,” said Laurie Shellito, director of rehabilitation services for Franciscan Health Olympia Fields. “We look forward to offering our patients one-to-one skilled therapy, […]
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Community Resources Fair March 11
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 6201 Vollmer Road, Matteson, and Redeeming Love Apostolic Church will host a Community Resources Fair at St. Paul Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 11, from noon until 4 p.m. More than 40 organizations, including ones providing assistance with housing, utility bills, health, senior services, and safety will be present to provide […]
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Crete Woman’s Club Scholarship Applications Available
With the support of the Crete Woman’s Club’s fundraising efforts, the organization is able to offer college and technical trade school scholarships to graduating students attending Crete-Monee High School again this year. College scholarship recipients will receive $2,000 each, with technical/trade scholarships awarded in the amount of $1,500 each. Summer camp scholarships, up to $350, […]
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Crete Public Library
Thursday, March 2 Mobile Workforce Center, from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., adults: The Mobile Workforce Center of Will County will be in the library parking lot to help with resume development, cover letters, and job applications. Drop in. Accessing Our E-books, from 3 – 4 p.m., adults: Discover how to read electronic books and magazines […]
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Rep. Haas Responds to Budget Address, State of the State
In response to Governor Pritzker’s State of the State and Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Address, House Assistant Minority Leader Jackie Haas (R-Kankakee) released the following statement: “Illinois families are fighting uphill battles on many fronts, and this budget proposal does nothing to address it. When our residents see in their household budgets that they’re spending […]
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ICYMI: Lawmakers, Advocates Press for Diversity in Clinical Trials
In December, Congress enacted new requirements that require drug- and device-makers to ensure there is sufficient diversity in their clinical trials. Yet lawmakers and advocates don’t want to stop there. Among them is Democratic Rep. Robin Kelly, who plans to reintroduce a bill this month that would require sponsors of research, funded by the National […]
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Haas to Lead Supporting Women, Families Working Group
In a Capitol press conference recently with House Republican Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna), House Assistant Republican Leader Jackie Haas (R-Kankakee) spoke on behalf of the Supporting Women and Families working group. Rep. Haas was chosen to chair this working group and spoke about the need to make Illinois a place where families can move and […]
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Marian Catholic Announces Second Quarter Honor Roll
Marian Catholic High School is proud to announce 74 percent of its student body, or 599 students, have been named to the second quarter Honor Roll of the 2022-2023 school year for earning a GPA of 3.2 or higher. Congratulations to the following local students. Beecher: Jordan Bailey, Gabrielle Feeler, Jack Flora, Daniel Road, and […]