Author: Chronicle staff

04.09.2026 | What You Need To Know Today

Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The meeting will be livestreamed here, ID 991 8481 1606, passcode 573812. Highlights: Baby Bloomers. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host story time for children aged birth to 2.5 years old[Read More…]

04.08.2026 | What You Need To Know Today

Read, Play, & Grow!: A Storytime for Babies and Toddlers. Meet in the Helen Wilson Meeting Room at Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for fun activities that help develop early literacy skills for babies and toddlers. Register here. Homeschoolers Study Group. Homeschool teens can meet in The[Read More…]

04.07.2026 | What You Need To Know Today

Homewood-Flossmoor High School Board of Education Finance Committee will meet at 7:45 a.m. in the Viking Room, South Building, 999 Kedzie Ave. The agenda is available here. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. in the Goldberg Administration Center, 3301 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Rising Readers. Homewood Public[Read More…]

The Weeks | April 5: Piles of water; Songs of Resistance; Live Free Foundation project; Flossmoor banquet center; rethinking lawns; young entrepreneurs; theaters present play, film fest, musicals, ballet

THE WEEK > Your government Monday, April 6 Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. The meeting livestream will be available here, ID  852 1089 4513, passcode 60422. Highlights: Tuesday, April 7 Homewood-Flossmoor High School Board of Education Finance Committee will[Read More…]

Butterfield Creek overflows the pedestrian bridge at the south end of Dartmouth Road in Flossmoor at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. (Theresa Duckett/provided)

Torrential rains overnight make for soggy Saturday

Thunderstorms dumped more than two inches of rain in a short time on Homewood and Flossmoor late Friday and early Saturday morning, April 4, overwhelming drainage systems and causing localized flooding. On local social media forums, residents reported flooded basements, streets turned into temporary lakes and flooded viaducts that forced[Read More…]

No one hurt, home damaged by fire March 28

A home in the 1600 block of Evergreen Road was damaged by fire Saturday morning, March 28, but residents weren’t home at the time and no one was injured, according to Homewood Fire Chief Bob Grabowski. The home suffered heavy damage to a four-seasons room and kitchen, he said. The[Read More…]

04.04.2026 | What You Need To Know Today

Saturday, April 4 H-F Community Cleanup Day. The H-F Park District and the villages of Homewood and Flossmoor are collaborating on one big communitywide clean-up day from 8 a.m. to noon. The event will begin with breakfast at Wiley’s Grill, 800 Kedzie Ave., then individuals and groups will fan out to[Read More…]

D161 awards tenure to 33 teachers

District 161 school board grants tenure to 33 teachers at the March 9 board meeting. Under new Illinois Board of Education rules, staff hired after July 1, 2023, receive tenure after three years. Previously, tenure was granted after four years. Tenure was awarded to 24 teachers who have successfully completed[Read More…]

04.03.2026 | What You Need To Know Today

Saturday, April 4 H-F Community Cleanup Day. The H-F Park District and the villages of Homewood and Flossmoor are collaborating on one big communitywide clean-up day from 8 a.m. to noon. The event will begin with breakfast at Wiley’s Grill, 800 Kedzie Ave., then individuals and groups will fan out to[Read More…]

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