Kids can ring in the new year at Homewood’s Noon Year’s Eve celebration

Midnight is a bit late for many youngsters to stay up on New Year's Eve, so Homewood will again offer kids a chance to celebrate the arrival of 2017 a half-day early.

The annual Noon Year's Eve party will begin at 11 a.m. with entertainment by Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team, a professional gymnastics troupe consisting of talented young men and boys from the Chicagoland area.