Patrick Joyce, a businessman from Kankakee, has been selected to serve out the remainder of Sen. Toi Hutchinson’s (D-Olympia Fields) Illinois 40th District seat.
Author: Carole Sharwarko
Suspicious package at CN office found harmless
A package that caused concern at the CN Railroad facility in Homewood had been deemed harmless, and a CN spokesman called the incident a “false alarm.”
SSFS launches month of ‘change’ to fight violence
Be the Change cards created by South SuburbanFamily Shelter offer a suggestion for each dayin October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month,and were handed out during the Be the ChangeCelebration. (Carole Sharwarko/H-F Chronicle)
Inclusivity dominates the theme of NCJW event
Nearing its 100th anniversary as a volunteer and community action organization, the South Cook Section of the National Council of Jewish Women recently hosted its Opening Luncheon. As the group nears its centennial birthday, its president stressed the organization’s inclusivity and its desire to be more relevant than ever.
New owners of long-abandoned Kedzie house request annexation
After more than a decade of abandonment and decay, the eyesore structure that once stood as a gem — albeit a strange one — in the heart of the Homewood-Flossmoor area finally could be bound for destruction. On Wednesday, the new owners of the home once owned by NBA forward[Read More…]
Police confirm robbery at Chase Bank in Homewood
Homewood police officers responded to a report of a robbery at Chase Bank at the corner of 183rd Street and Dixie Highway around 12:06 p.m.
Enlisting everyone to end domestic violence
During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, marked in October, one local agency wants to send a message that everyone can reduce violence through small actions. From its Homewood administrative office, South Suburban Family Shelter is planning a slate of activities for the month under the theme “Be the Change,” hoping to connect[Read More…]
DQ crash investigation reports driver was intoxicated, speeding
Close to a year after a man died when his car crashed into Dairy Queen along Homewood’s Ridge Road, the Suburban Major Accident Reconstruction Team released its findings about what happened early in the morning of July 17, 2018.
Local leaders look into a future with legal marijuana
Late in June, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill that will allow adults to buy recreational marijuana beginning the first day of 2020. Realistically, that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to walk into a cannabis dispensary on Jan. 1 and walk out with a bag of buds.[Read More…]
H-F community delivers water, goodwill to University Park neighbors
In a rally of neighborly sympathy and support, several members of the Homewood-Flossmoor community are collecting water, funds and supplies for residents of University Park. About 1,000 households in University Park remain under a “do not consume” order, issued by utility Aqua Water on June 14 after elevated levels of[Read More…]