South Suburban Humane Society is actively seeking new volunteers and fosters. Head to the Chicago Heights location at 1103 West End Ave. for a Foster and Volunteer Open House on Sunday, Sept. 26, from 1-4 p.m. to learn about volunteer opportunities. “We have a great need for people to come[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
Tootsie Roll Drive this weekend
Mike Hoffman accepts his first donation from Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson in support of the Knights of Columbus annual tootsie roll drive to raise funds for persons with intellectual disabilities. Members of the Knights of Columbus Marian Council, with members at Infant Jesus of Prague, St. Joseph and St. Anne[Read More…]
Local COVID-19 cases jump, state numbers decrease for the first time this summer
Statewide, there was some good news last week as the number of new COVID-19 cases was less than the previous week for the first time since mid-June. Locally, parents remain concerned about infections among school children. Most elementary school students do not qualify to receive vaccines. Local schools have different[Read More…]
Second Hidden Gem Half Marathon sees more runners, two records fall
The second Hidden Gem Half Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 11, saw two records fall, one local and one national, and again received accolades from runners, who came in greater numbers to compete. More than 800 runners lined up for the start of the race at 7:30 a.m. on Flossmoor Road,[Read More…]
COVID-19 cases continue to rise statewide and locally
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Friday, Sept. 3, reported 30,319 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, up from 25,636 new cases the previous week. Cases rose in Homewood and Flossmoor, too, as the Delta variant surge continues, although the trends diverge. Homewood[Read More…]
Flossmoor Fest, Fall Fest with Chili Cook-off sure to delight
Homewood Science Center has STEM programs for kids
The curiosity of Liz Riley, 7, left, and Eleanor Dickover, 11, was piqued at the Homewood Science Center Aug. 28 when they handled a beetle grub as part of the Insect Petting Zoo presented by entomologist Kandis Demeo. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) The Homewood Science Center, 18022 Dixie Highway, is opening[Read More…]
Crowd causes altercations at H-F football game Friday
While Homewood-Flossmoor High School was winning its first football game of the season 47-0 on Friday, the crowd in attendance caused three physical altercations and verbal altercations at the H-F football field. Superintendent Von Mansfield and Superintendent-elect Scott Wakeley, in an email communication to parents sent Saturday evening, said they[Read More…]
Filming in Homewood on Monday will close a portion of Ridge Road
Motorists will have to go around a section of Ridge Road from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 30, while a film crew works in the area. Village officials said Ridge will be closed to all traffic from Dixie Highway to Ashland Avenue. Dixie Highway also will close[Read More…]
Applications being accepted for middle school students’ science internship
The Homewood Science Center invites sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders to apply for the fall science internship at Izaak Walton Preserve in Homewood. The conservation ecology workshop will meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, Sept. 18 through Oct. 23, for 12 hours of programming and four hours of community service[Read More…]
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