Candidates are Gregory V. Lawrence, Deborah Smith Havighorst and Shelly F. Marks. All are incumbents. Gregory V. LawrenceEducation: Master of Science in Education, Chicago State University, 1991.Occupation: Retired 2014.Current employer: Previously Dean of Student Development, South Suburban College, 2000-2014.Incumbent: I am an incumbent in this office. I am completing my 12th[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
Candidates for the Village of Homewood Board of Trustees
Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld and Village Clerk Marilyn Thomas are running for re-election unopposed. Four candidates are running for three trustee positions on the Homewood Village Board. They are Lawrence Burnson, Anne Colton, Barbara Dawkins and Jennifer “Jen” Sjoblom. Burnson, Colton and Dawkins are incumbents. Andre Thames is registered as a write-in[Read More…]
Candidates for Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 Board of Education
Seven candidates are running for three board of education seats in Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233. Candidates are P. Andrew Lindstrom, Gerald L. Pauling II, Richard T. Lites, Steven R. Anderson, Beth A. LaRocca, Annette N. Bannon and Eric D. Grant. Lindstrom, Pauling and Lites are incumbents. Eric Grant[Read More…]
Candidates for the Village of Flossmoor Board of Trustees
Two candidates are seeking the mayor’s position in Flossmoor. They are Paul S. Braun and Jeanne “Gigi” Gummerson. Arnold R. Crater filed to compete for the position but announced on Feb. 28 that he would not be able to serve if elected and was in the process of withdrawing his[Read More…]
Candidates for Flossmoor School District 161
Nine candidates are running for four seats on the Flossmoor School District 161 board of education. They are Misha Lynn Blackman, LaCael Palmer Pratt, Melissa Stilts, Stephen Paredes, Carolyn Griggs, Isaac D. Harris, Jadey Ryndak, Kelli Bentley and Cameron Nelson. Paredes is an incumbent. Three other incumbents — Timijanel Boyd Odom, Lisa[Read More…]
Hart School students learn about careers
James Hart School seventh graders Charlie Van Etten, right, and Solomon Crawder donned surgical garb as past of the career fair at the school on Feb. 24. They listen to Nicole Vlasic explain the use of a surgical instrument. Vlasic and fellow students Destinee Taques, left, and Stephanie Rodriguez are in the surgical technology program at Rasmussen[Read More…]
After two overtimes, H-F girls basketball team falls to Montini
A superlative season ended Monday when Homewood-Flossmoor High School ’s girls basketball team was defeated in the super-sectional round of the state basketball tournament. But the Vikings went down fighting, losing 39-35 in two overtimes to top-ranked Montini High School, of Lombard. The game was played at Mother McAuley High[Read More…]
Homewood police report armed robbery Friday afternoon on Halsted Street
Two men stole a woman’s cell phone shortly after 3 p.m. Friday in the parking lot at 17605 Halsted St. in Homewood, according to police. One of the men displayed a handgun during the robbery, police said. The two men left the area in a red SUV. Police urge anyone[Read More…]
H-F girls basketball squad defeats Marist to take sectional
With Thursday’s 63-45 victory, Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s girls basketball team advances to the super-sectional round of the Illinois State High School Association (IHSA) tournament. The Vikings defeated Marist High School, of Chicago, to take the Palos Heights sectional round. H-F will play Montini High School, of Lombard, in Monday’s super-sectional[Read More…]
Viking girls win first sectional game against Mother McAuley
Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s girls basketball team recorded another playoff win Tuesday by defeating Mother McAuley 59-35 in the first game of the sectional round at Shepard High School in Palos Heights. In the second sectional game, Marist High School’s team defeated Marian Catholic 46-35. The Vikings will take on Marist[Read More…]
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