Homewood Science Center Executive Director Edie Dobrez is expected to present the center’s annual report in a presentation to village trustees at the regular board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 14. HSC is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, but it was developed over the past three years by the village of Homewood and[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
Carlton Fisk on the course Aug. 24 for Cancer Support Center
Take a swing with Baseball Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk on Friday, Aug. 24, when he plays with participants in the Cancer Support Center’s 27th annual golf outing. Fisk, who was a White Sox catcher for 12 years, will be on the course at Ravisloe Country Club. All golfers will[Read More…]
Parker probe heads for the sun
The Parker Solar Probe, named for former Flossmoor resident Eugene Parker, successfully began its long journey to the sun at 2:31 a.m. central time on Sunday, Aug. 12. The 10-second launch countdown begins at 22:25 in this NASA video. Parker will be the speaker at the Homewood Historical Society’s[Read More…]
H-F High Foundation golf outing Sept. 7
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Foundation will host a golf outing and dinner and afterward join H-F supporters to celebrate H-F’s homecoming on Sept. 7. The golf outing is the major fundraiser for the foundation each year. In 2017-18, the foundation awarded $24,000 in grants to student organizations. The day’s events[Read More…]
Cancer Support Center’s ‘Chairs with a Purpose’ bidding opens at noon Friday
Painted “Chairs with a Purpose” are on display during the Artisan Street Fair in Homewood in June. The chair auction will begin Friday. (Photo by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The Cancer Support Center’s special website will be open as of noon on Friday, Aug. 10, for bidding to begin on[Read More…]
Marian Catholic supporters get a chance to walk Sox field
The Chicago White Sox will host the Marian Catholic High School Marching Band for a performance before the 6:10 p.m. game Aug. 18 against the Kansas City Royals. The Marian band, a seven-time Bands of America Grand National Champion and Class 3A state champion, will march into Guaranteed Rate Field[Read More…]
Homewood, Flossmoor police departments host National Night Out festivities on Aug. 7
Police departments in Homewood and Flossmoor are hosting National Night Out events Aug. 7 in settings where officers can interact with residents and explain how local law enforcement is working to keep our communities safe. National Night Out has been called “a party with an important purpose,” according to Homewood Events[Read More…]
H-F theater students to present ‘Theory of Relativity’ Aug. 16, 17 and 18
“The Theory of Relativity,” a new chamber musical, will be performed at 7 p.m. Aug. 16, 17 and 18 by students in the Leaders on Theatre Ensemble at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The musical explores the notion that all people are intricately interconnected; that our personal journeys can have profound effects[Read More…]
Progress being made on three new Halsted Street stores
Construction on the former Joann Fabrics space at 17920 Halsted St. shows progress as of July 25. The renovations will remake the building into two stores, Old Navy and Five Below. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/ H-F Chronicle) Related story: Old Navy, Five Below stores coming to Halsted Street in Homewood (March 19, 2018)[Read More…]
H-F choir opens Sunday’s Sox game
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Summer Choir, made up of current and former members of the Viking Choir, will sing the national anthem as part of Homewood-Flossmoor Day at the Sunday White Sox game. The Sox will play the Toronto Blue Jays at 1:10 p.m. at Guaranteed Rate Field. The choir,under[Read More…]
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