County officials announced on Tuesday the opening of a new mass vaccination site in Matteson, which opened Wednesday, April 14.
The site located at 4647 Promenade Way is open to all residents aged 16 and older.
| South District | Suburban Region | State |
|---|---|---|
| 16.8% | 21% |
24.97% |
Former Homewood economic and community development director Angela Mesaros will return to her position April 19, Mayor Richard Hofeld said in a statement Friday.
Mesaros resigned on March 2 after making disparaging comments about protesters before a Feb. 25 planning and zoning commission meeting. She was unaware microphones in the meeting room were carrying the audio to online video conferencing, which began a few moments earlier.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Tuesday that Illinois is the first state in the nation to extend full Medicaid benefits from 60 days to 12 months postpartum, following the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approval of Illinois’ 1115 waiver allowing for the extension.
Flossmoor announced on Thursday that it will host a COVID-19 vaccination event in partnership with Emerge MedStaffing from 3 to 8 p.m. on Saturday at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road.
The vaccine will be a first dose of the Moderna vaccine. There will be 300 doses available. The Moderna vaccine is not approved for those under the age of 18.
