Around the Southland: Safe driving scholarships, Southwest Highway work, and more

Teen Ambassadors for the SafeLIGHT Foundation this year included students from Southland College Prep, Marian Catholic, Alan B. Shepard, Mother McAuley, Bennett Day School and Morton West high schools. The students were awarded scholarships at a recent event. A group of 15 area high school students earned $2,500 scholarships as part of the 2023-24 class of SafeLIGHT Foundation’s Teen Ambassador Program.

Donate Life Illinois and Gift of Hope sponsor the Teen Ambassador program with support from the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office. The $20.6 million project consists of reconstructing and resurfacing the road, constructing new ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps, installing modernized traffic signals, replacing the existing box culvert at Mill Creek and drainage improvements. The project will also build new 8 feet-wide sidewalks on the west side of Southwest Highway, between 131st and 135th streets. The project is anticipated to be completed in 2025.

The 2024 Legacy Hall dinner is planned for Nov. 1 at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park. Tickets go on sale in October.The Homewood Metra station on the east side of the tracks remains under construction Friday, May 17, 2024. The station platform is due to reopen May 20, but passengers who need to use an elevator to access the tunnel will have to wait until construction is finished in June.

Until the elevator is replaced, ADA customers are advised to use the nearby Calumet Station, which is ADA-accessible and has ample parking. The Flossmoor Station, which is also ADA-accessible, is another alternative, Metra officials said.

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