News on Beecher Beacon

A property at 544 Park Drive, Beecher was sold on Sept. 26 by Daniel E. McKay for $248,000. The buyer was Michael Comparetto.

Enrollment at Beecher Elementary School rose compared to the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Franciscan WorkingWell recently contributed the sponsorship proceeds from an employer solutions symposium to the Franciscan Health Foundation of Northern Indiana's Food Insecurity Program.

Up-to-date physicals and vaccine records are due by October 15 for students in required grades, according to the Illinois School Code. Parents are urged to submit these documents to avoid their children being excluded from school. It is important to note that appointments scheduled after October 15 will not be accepted.

Calvin Sheng, MD, has joined the Franciscan Physician Network Indiana Heart Physicians and is now accepting new patients. Dr. Sheng specializes in interventional cardiology with a focus on structural heart interventions.

Franciscan Health Rensselaer has recently installed and is now using the Canon Aquilion Prime SP 160 slice Ultra Helical CT scanner. This new technology aims to provide a more comfortable and faster scanning experience for patients, reducing both radiation dose and exposure while maintaining high efficacy.

Drivers in ZIP Code 60401 paid an average of $3.97 per gallon of premium gas in the week ending Sept. 28, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Drivers in ZIP Code 60401 paid an average of $3.02 per gallon of regular gas in the week ending Sept. 28, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Drivers in ZIP Code 60401 paid an average of $3.72 per gallon of midgrade gas in the week ending Sept. 28, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

In the third quarter of 2024, one offender was released on parole and now resides in Illinois ZIP Code 60401, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Hundreds of students from Catholic schools in Northwest Indiana and Chicago's South Suburbs gathered at Franciscan Health Dyer for the annual Respect Life Celebration. This event, co-hosted by Franciscan Health and the Diocese of Gary, is held during Respect Life Month to celebrate life with a focus on lives lost to abortion.

Beecher 200U employs BrightArrow as its communication tool to send text messages and calls to parents. To receive these messages from the district, confirmation of your phone number is required.

On Oct. 2, Jennifer Sadus purchased a property at 1399 Fox Hound Trail, Beecher from Ronald Streets.

A property at 638 Orchard Lane, Beecher was sold on Oct. 2 by Bradley H Smith for $270,000. The buyer was Hannah Smith.

On Oct. 3, B & K Associates LLC purchased a property at 701 Miller St., Beecher from First Community Bank & Trust T.

Linda M. Dolmer passed away on Oct. 4. Below is the obituary.

Enrollment at Beecher High School fell compared to the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

David Aguilar, MD, has joined the Franciscan Physician Network Beech Grove Family Medicine in Indiana. Dr. Aguilar is accepting new patients and is fluent in English and Spanish.

Franciscan Health Crown Point's emergency department has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first in Indiana, and one of only 13 nationwide, to receive the American College of Emergency Physicians' (ACEP) Pain and Addiction Care in the Emergency Department (PACED) Gold Level accreditation. This recognition underscores the hospital's commitment to improving pain management for patients within its emergency department.

Yazeid Alshebani, MD, has joined the Franciscan Physician Network Indiana Heart Physicians in Indianapolis. Dr. Alshebani is now accepting new patients and brings expertise in non-invasive cardiology and advanced cardiovascular imaging.