Karen O’Donnell greets the audience as they settle in for the November session of Homewood Stories at the Flossmoor Community House. (Karen Torme Olson photos/H-F Chronicle)
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Column: A Tribute to Homewood Stories’ Karen O’Donnell: Love was in the room

On Tuesday, Nov. 19, friends and family members of Homewood Stories’ creator Dr. Karen O’Donnell gathered in the main room of the Flossmoor Community Center to pay tribute to the woman who had enticed many of them to plow through a polar vortex in January 2014 to attend the show’s debut. The commemorative gathering had the vibe of a lively Irish wake, which traditionally is meant to help friends and family come to terms with their loss a

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