Homewood Arts Council’s first fundraiser, the 0.3K run/walk/stroll in September brought out considerable costuming creativity in participants. The organization is providing another opportunity from 6:30 p.m. until at least 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20, with Ho Ho Homewood Festivus-for-the-Rest-of-Us Pub Crawl, a chance for people to channel their inner elf,[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
Police: Bomb threats received Thursday by 2 Homewood business not credible
Two Homewood businesses received bomb threats on Thursday, Dec. 13, but police said the threats do no appear to be credible. Both threats were delivered via email and contained a demand for payment, according to Homewood police. Police received the first report at about 1:15 p.m. regarding a threat against[Read More…]
66 H-F seniors named Illinois State Scholars
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior class has 66 students selected as 2019 Illinois State Scholars. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission selects these students based on their academic achievements. View this year’s honorees.
Watch ‘Black Panther’ character M’baku come to life at Cosplay Showoff
At its Cosplay Showoff program on Sunday, Homewood Public Library offers an inside look on costume creation connected to comic books, movies, video games and nerd culture. Costume creation touches on science, technology, engineering, art and math.
District 153 to raise cash via $4.5 million in GO bonds
The Homewood District 153 school board voted Monday to arrange for the sale of $4.5 million in General Obligation bonds in January. The sale will raise money for the district’s Working Cash Fund. Voters agreed in a 2016 referendum to give the school board permission to raise property taxes to cover the[Read More…]
Sale of village hall parking lot on trustees’ agenda Tuesday
Homewood trustees will consider a contract at the regular board meeting Tuesday to sell the village hall parking lot at 2024 Chestnut Road to a developer. The property has long been on the village’s list of properties that could be put to use as transit-oriented residential and commercial developments. The[Read More…]
Homewood woman abducted, released Wednesday
A woman, 19, was taken from her home in the 18200 block of Dolphin Lake Drive by force on Wednesday, Dec. 5, according to Homewood police. She was later released unharmed and was able to make her way back home. Police responded at 12:28 p.m. to the report of a[Read More…]
Nominate someone in need for Homewood Chevy Cares annual car giveaway
Do you know someone whose life circumstances would be dramatically improved with a new car? Do you know someone who needs a car but can’t possibly afford one? Are you that person? Chevrolet of Homewood president Steve Phillipos in 2017, with that year’s prize Chevy Sonic. (File photo) Now’s your chance to compete for a[Read More…]
Hockey Family Day is Dec. 9 at H-F Ice Arena
Hockey players will be at the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Ice Arena on Sunday, Dec. 9, for the fourth Annual HF Hockey Day showcasing six Northwest Hockey League games for all age groups of Viking Youth Hockey. The program, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. is designed as a day of[Read More…]
PSC nursing professor awarded $10,000 fellowship
Prairie State College associate professor Marcia Bulthuis was selected a 2018 Nurse Educator Fellow by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) and the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center (INWC) Advisory Board.