A Homewood resident suffered a minor injury in a house fire Thursday evening in Homewood, according to Fire Chief Bob Grabowski. The fire department received the call at 7:15 p.m. and responded to the 18400 block of Dixie Highway. The home suffered moderate damage, but the cause has not yet[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
Nonprofit will send bikes to help all Hart students learn to ride
Outride, a California-based nonprofit, will be shipping bicycles to James Hart School in Homewood through its Riding For Focus program that encourages students to learn to ride. Hart is one of 55 recipients in the U.S. and Canada to be included in the program. Outride sees cycling benefitting the cognitive,[Read More…]
Experience summer in H-F
Independence Day is past, but there’s a lot of summer left and lots to do in Homewood and Flossmoor. Use this list to plan out the rest of the season. Community Band concert July 6 Volunteer musicians from Homewood and Flossmoor come together on Thursday, July 6, to perform in[Read More…]
7.4.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
METRA HOLIDAY SCHEDULE — Metra will operate a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Tuesday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. Alcohol will be prohibited on all Metra trains. Metra’s new train tracker can be found here: metratracker.com/home. TRASH PICKUP HOLIDAY SCHEDULE — Homewood Disposal is operating on a holiday schedule the[Read More…]
Victim shot in Flossmoor carjacking on Sunday (free)
A man was shot in the arm Sunday evening, July 2, and his car was stolen from the parking lot of the Meijer store in Flossmoor, according to police. Flossmoor officers responded to the store about 8:15 p.m. Witnesses reported that a male victim made contact with a roving security[Read More…]
Homewood police say shooting Saturday was attempted murder (free)
A Homewood man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a woman early Saturday morning. Homewood police reported that officers responded to an address in the 3000 block of Hickory Road at 4:41 a.m. At the residence, they discovered a woman had been shot in the leg in[Read More…]
6.30.2023 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
MURAL WALK CLOSED — Flossmoor Public Library announced on Thursday that registration has reached capacity and closed early for the July 2 Haas Mural Walk cosponsored with the Flossmoor Veterans Memorial group. HOMEWOOD FARMERS’ MARKET — The market will be open Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with fresh produce,[Read More…]
6.29.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
AIR QUALITY ALERT THURSDAY — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency extended an air quality alert through Wednesday for fine particulate matter because of smoke from wildfires in Canada that is moving into the region. Like Wednesday, air quality is expected to be in the “very unhealthy” range. Active children and[Read More…]
Homewood Science Center’s Summer Fest fundraiser is July 20
One of the biggest parties in the H-F community this summer is getting a new location. The Homewood Science Center’s Summer Fest on Thursday, July 20, will be at Idlewild Country Club, 19201 Dixie Highway in Flossmoor. The evening includes music with DJ Phil, summer food specialties, two drink tickets,[Read More…]
6.28.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
AIR QUALITY ALERT — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued an air quality alert through Wednesday for fine particulate matter because of smoke from wildfires in Canada that is moving into the region. Active children and adults especially people with pulmonary or respiratory disease such as asthma should avoid long[Read More…]
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