A Homewood Public Works crew works to clear a storm drain in the 1500 block of Ridge Road about two hours before the 4th of July parade would pass the spot. The effort was successful and Ridge Road was dry by the time the parade arrived. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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A Homewood Public Works crew works to clear a storm drain in the 1500 block of Ridge Road about two hours before the 4th of July parade would pass the spot. The effort was successful and Ridge Road was dry by the time the parade arrived. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
A Homewood Public Works crew works to clear a storm drain in the 1500 block of Ridge Road about two hours before the 4th of July parade would pass the spot. The effort was successful and Ridge Road was dry by the time the parade arrived. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)

In the first four days of July, Homewood and Flossmoor have already received more than 5 inches of rain, almost as much as in the month…

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Eric Crump started his first newspaper with his best friend when he was 9. It was four pages and folded after one issue. Possibly as many as two or three people read it. In 2014, about 46 years later, he started another paper, the H-F Chronicle, which is still going and has a few more readers.

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