Health

Passenger shelters and retail space coming to Harvey Pace Bus Transportation Center

The groundbreaking, set for 2024, will coincide with renovations to the 154th Street Metra Station across the street.

Latest in Health
Family Christian Health Center to get $130,000 boost to expand dental services

Headquartered in Harvey, the nonprofit healthcare organization will use the funding to expand its dental services at their Lynwood location.

Bike and pedestrian upgrades coming to Broadway Avenue

Residents can expect more accessible pedestrian intersections, bike facilities, and bus shelters.

Harvey to pilot new market-based approach to stormwater management

In 2023, Harvey will begin piloting StormStore, which allows landowners to build needed stormwater management projects at a lower cost by generating credits and selling them to developers.

Senior housing complex in downtown Harvey, known as the ‘YMCA building,’ getting $15 million renovation

“It’s a new beginning,” said George Ellis, who's lived at the building for seven years. “It’s a blessing to all my fellow tenants—a change.”

Senior residents reeling from the emotional and financial costs of basement flooding

After a wetter spring than normal, residents have struggled to remove sewage and stormwater from their basements. The costs are growing as they throw money at plumbers and pumps hoping to quell the flooding.

Harvey’s aging water and sewer lines slated to get $1.5 million overhaul

The federal government appropriated funds to the city in March when Congress passed the spending bill, paving the way for repairs to Harvey's aging infrastructure.

COVID-19 Dispatch: State officials urge caution due to uptick in COVID-19 cases

The IDPH is urging caution due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases in some parts of Illinois. Nationwide, cases are up, prompting the CDC to extend its mask mandate on planes and public transportation.

State closing community-based testing locations March 31 citing low demand, end of federal funding

Sites are now seeing about 50 people per day, state officials said. And there's a stockpile of tests in case of another surge, they added.

COVID-19 Dispatch: What we know about BA.2, the latest subvariant that has the White House on alert

Previously dubbed "stealth Omicron," BA.2 is believed to be driving the latest surge in Europe.

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