The National Junior Honor Society at James Hart School inducted 44 new members during a ceremony April 11. The seventh and eighth graders were selected for their academic standing and their volunteer efforts at school and in the community. The 2022 new members are eighth graders Jordin Bates, De’Aunta Burns,[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
District 153 awards tenure to 16 teachers
The District 153 school board granted tenure to 16 teachers during its April 11 board meeting. Tenure is granted after four years of successfully working in the district. Newly tenured teachers are: Kathleen Schmidt, pre-kindergarten teacher at Willow School. Darlene Gallagher, daily living skills teacher at Churchill School. Rachel Hennigan,[Read More…]
Volunteers needed for Park Pride on May 7
From left, Isabella Davies, Katelyn Cheung and Maria Burnette plant flowers during the 2021 Park Pride event. (Chronicle file photo) Can you spare a morning to help get parks ready for the season? The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is looking for volunteers for its annual Park Pride event.
H-F park board extends lease for Conroy Orthopaedics
The Homewood address for Conroy Orthopaedic & Sports Therapy Ltd. remains the same, but its location within the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club will change. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District agreed March 29 to extend Conroy’s lease through March 2027 and work with the business to move its offices to the[Read More…]
James Hart Symphonic Band earns top honors
James Hart band director Matt Johnson directs the symphonic band during its March concert. The band won top rankings recently. (Provided photo) The James Hart School Symphonic Band received the highest rating offered to a Division 1 school during judging in the IGSMA District Organizing Contest March 12. Band Director[Read More…]
Riverdale woman identified as driver in fatal crash
A Riverdale woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash early Saturday in Homewood. Kiara Hale, 32, of the 14100 block of South LaSalle Street, was pronounced dead just before 4 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. Homewood police and fire units responded to the 18300 block of[Read More…]
Donations for Ukraine being accepted through April 2
A temple in Homewood and a business in Flossmoor are part of a humanitarian aid program for the people of Kharkiv, Ukraine. Organizers hope to collect 1,000 items by Saturday, April 2. Donations can be left at Shir Tikvah Temple, 1424 W. 183rd Street in Homewood, or Gypsy Fix, 1056[Read More…]
Driver dies in early morning crash
Homewood police said the driver in a single vehicle crash died early Saturday. Police and fire units responded to the 18300 block of Harwood Avenue shortly after 3:40 a.m. They discovered the body of a 32-year-old woman in a vehicle that appeared to have struck a tree on the west[Read More…]
Homewood officials to present first phase of 183rd Street improvement plan
Village staff will present to the Homewood Board of Trustees an initial plan for addressing safety issues on 183rd Street at the board’s regular meeting Tuesday, March 22. The plan is the next step in a process started when the village commissioned a traffic study last year that included an[Read More…]
Obituary: Steven J. Giuliani | March 8, 2022
Steven J. Giuliani, age 27, of LaPorte, IN, formerly of Homewood, Illinois, passed away on March 8, 2022. He was born on January 18, 1995 in Hazel Crest, Illinois. Steven graduated from Homewood Flossmoor High School. He is survived by his Mom — Lynn Kiedrow (nee Jezler) and his Dad[Read More…]
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