Voters in Homewood and Flossmoor will go to the polls Tuesday to select their party’s candidates for office in the Nov. 3 general election. Voting is scheduled from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Cook County. Several contested races will be decided on Tuesday, including the Democratic candidate for the[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
COVID-19-related disruptions
Local events and programs affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Joseph’s Athletic Organization has postponed its fish fry until further notice. Homewood Public Library has cancelled all programs through the end of March. The library will remain open during normal hours. Flossmoor Public Library has cancelled all programs from March[Read More…]
Be Well 2020: Heart scan can help detect early coronary risk programming
Maintaining a healthy heart is a vital concern for all of us. Many of us already watch our diet and exercise but it’s also important to assess the risks of heart attack and stroke. Taking a heart scan is an easy way to determine the risks of coronary disease –[Read More…]
Homewood trustees will consider two measures on Tuesday related to motor fuel taxes.
On the Homewood village board agenda for Tuesday’s meeting is an ordinance to amend the village’s 3-cent local gas tax. A new state law in 2019 authorized municipalities to collect their own fuel tax, but the Illinois legislature later made changes to the method of collecting the revenue, so the[Read More…]
Green Thumb Saturday gardening series will begin again March 14
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…]
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.
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