Spring weather is very nearly here, and gardeners eager to turn soil will have an opportunity to learn about growing succulents at the first Green Thumb Saturday session of the season on Saturday, March 14. The annual series will be in its ninth year in 2020. It is sponsored by[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
Former Homewood trustee Woodland dies at 99
Former Homewood trustee Mary Cameron Woodland died on Feb. 18. She was 99. Woodland and her husband, Bertram, who survives, came to Homewood in 1958, according to her obituary. She served as trustee from 1971 to 1979. She was involved in a number of community organizations, including the League of[Read More…]
Hart students preparing for ‘Frozen Jr.’ on Feb. 27-28
Students at James Hart School will be presenting this year’s musical, “Frozen Jr.” at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 27 and 28, at the school, 18220 Morgan Ave., Homewood. Frozen Jr. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical that follows Disney’s movie “Frozen.” It tells the story of[Read More…]
Homewood man arrested in connection with Wisconsin double homicide
Marcus Randle El, 33, of Homewood has been arrested in connection with the death of two women in Janesville, Wisconsin, on Monday, according to media reports. Randle El turned himself in to Chicago police on Saturday, according to a Chicago Tribune report. The former Wisconsin Badger football player is the[Read More…]
H-F High takes first place in mock trial competition
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School mock trial team took first place at the first place for the second year in a row at the 6th District Municipal Competition.
District 153 Music Association funds summer music camp scholarships
This summer 23 students from Homewood District 153 will attend the Illinois Summer Youth Music Camp on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Police investigate report of shots fired
Homewood police officers responded at about 11:20 a.m. on Friday to a report of shots fired near 187th Street and Center Avenue. Investigating officers found shell casings in the vicinity but did not locate anyone who might have been a victim or perpetrator. Both James Hart School and Churchill School[Read More…]
‘All Tchaikovsky’ at Illinois Philharmonic on Saturday
Violinist William Hagen visits the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday to perform selections from Tchaikovsky. (Press photo)
Belated happy birthday, Juanita Mitchell
On Dec. 15, 2019, Juanita Mitchell celebrated her birthday. As we begin Black History Month, it seems appropriate to wish a belated happy birthday to the Flossmoor woman who has probably seen more history than anyone else in the community. Related stories:
Neil Chance, former Churchill School principal, dies
Neil Chance, who retired as principal from District 153’s Churchill School in Homewood, died Nov. 16 at his home in Salem, Illinois. He was 80. Mr. Chance was principal at Churchill School from 1971 to 1994. In the 1971-72 school year, the school earned national recognition as a Blue Ribbon[Read More…]
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