Bloom 206 Goes Through Changes, Payless Leaves the Heights: Facebook Friday

Bloom Staff Cuts

Chicago Heights Patch initially broke news that , according to Acting Supt. Lenell Navarre. The District will also be moving away from block scheduling and toward a traditional schedule.

One of our Facebook friends, Tommaso Camilleri, gave his thoughts on the move:

Nobody wants anyone to lose their job but the taxes in this town keep going up and my house value keeps going down..I dont think the cuts should come from teachers losing their jobs..the cuts need to start at the top!

Payless Closes

It's become common knowledge that the on 14th Street will soon be gone. In fact, .

Here's what our friends on Facebook had to say about a business leaving the Heights:

Sharon Duncan-Cook: We miss everything in (Chicago Heights)...too bad we cant keep businesses here :(

Scott Matthias: I always buy shoes from this Payless. Now I'll have 2 go 2 Homewood or Matteson. What a shame.

Stefania Cipolla: It's ridiculous you have to go out if town to shop.

Shooting on Division

Thursday, we reported on .

One of our Facebook friends formulated an opinion about Chicago Heights as a whole, while the other simply gave some sage advice about driving routes.

Scott Matthias: CHs is getting worse by the yr!

Kelly Gildersleeve Schimanski: Everyone knows u don't travel on Division St. .... Period!!

Eye Know a Good Doctor

Earlier in the week we asked readers to .

We still would like more readers to head over to the Patch Places directory and rate local businesses, but it was interesting to see the suggestions from the Facebook crowd.

Teena Long: Greenspan Optical is the best. Everyone there is awesome.

Doreen Munro Baird: Dr. Wendy Schweinfurth in Flossmoor has our vote... they went way, way out of their way, and cheerfully, too, to help us when one insurance plan was ending unexpectedly.

Cheryl Krause: Dr. Arquilla in Homewood is awesome. Very friendly and can get in almost the same day.

Love for Habitat

Finally, we helped spread the word about a few events Habitat for Humanity will be involve with throughout the Heights. 

One is a .

The other is .

One of our Local Voices, Art Wiggins Jr., had kind words for Habitat for Humanity:

I love Habitat! Truly an ethical business, and the ReStore retail outlet has a great store manager.

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