Homewood trustees will consider two measures at their regular meeting Tuesday, July 28, regarding the switch to Hammond, Indiana, and Chicago Heights as the village’s water source. Prior to the regular meeting, the board will hold a public hearing on a proposal to issue about $2 million in general obligation[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
Driver dies after crash in Homewood on Wednesday
A Merrillville teen died Wednesday night after he was involved in a traffic crash on 183rd Street in Homewood. Dominique Wood, 19, was pronounced dead at 9:22 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The crash occurred at 5:11 p.m. near the intersection of 183rd Street and Center[Read More…]
2 injured in crash Wednesday on 183rd Street
Two people were injured late Wednesday afternoon in an apparent two-vehicle crash in the 1200 block of 183rd Street, according to Homewood police. The crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m. The two people injured were each the drivers and sole occupants of the vehicles involved, which came to rest in[Read More…]
COVID by the numbers
The COVID-19 numbers, local, county and state for Monday, July 20.
Coping with COVID: State offers new plan to prevent resurgence, county jail cited for containing virus
The state announces a new plan to respond to any sign of a resurgence of COVID-19 as case numbers make modest rise. Local case numbers rise, but there have been no additional deaths. A CDC study highlights the effective measures used by the sheriff’s department to contain an outbreak in[Read More…]
Fans restricted from BMW Championship plan at Olympia Fields
Olympia Fields Country Club will be hosting the BMW Championship golf tournament Aug. 25 through 30, but spectators won’t be on the sidelines. Information from the Western Golf Association, host of the event, issued an updated statement: “As we have said from the start, our No. 1 priority remains the[Read More…]
D161 board to review detailed draft reopening plan on Monday
At its July 13 meeting, the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education approved a plan that would allow parents to choose between a hybrid in-person/remote learning option and all-remote learning when school opens in the fall. At the board’s July 20 meeting, discussion of a more detailed draft plan is on the[Read More…]
John J. (Jack) Maher | August 30, 2019
John J. (Jack) Maher, 87, longtime resident of Homewood, Illinois passed away in Rockford on August 30, 2019 surrounded by his loving wife and family. A memorial mass will be held on August 8, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Church in Homewood. John J. (Jack) Maher Jack was born in Philadelphia,[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: Local, state case numbers steady while elsewhere numbers continue spike
H-F and Illinois COVID-19 case numbers make modest increases. Two new laws plus additional funding aimed at helping hospitals. Secretary of state extends deadlines for drivers licenses and other document renewals.
District 161 board to meet Monday to consider school reopening plan
The Flossmoor School District 161 board is planning to meet Monday to consider a reopening plan for fall semester. The district recently conducted staff and parent surveys to gauge support for several options in the complex project of reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results were posted on the[Read More…]
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