Three measures that were deferred at the previous meeting will be taken up at the Homewood board of trustees meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in village hall. The board will consider a business incentive fund request from Vivek Pinto for financial assistance with the cost of installing a fire alarm[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle staff
Three H-F seniors selected Merit Scholarship finalists
Homewood-Flossmoor High School seniors Allie Mangel, Andronicus Marati and Alessandro Vazquez have been named finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
H-F administrators report student had gun on campus recently
Homewood-Flossmoor High School administrators notified parents and guardians that a student was taken into custody on Friday, Feb. 16, for having brought a weapon on campus. The incident occurred several weeks ago, but the letter signed by Superintendent Von Mansfield and Principal Jerry Lee Anderson states they first learned about[Read More…]
Homewood trustees to consider business incentive request, sign variance
Homewood trustees will consider a business incentive fund request and a sign variance at their regular meeting Tuesday. Vivek Pinto has applied for funding to help with the installation of a fire alarm system at 18673-18681 Dixie Highway in the Southgate shopping area. The request for $4,935 would cover half[Read More…]
Director Laurens Grant will discuss ‘Stay Woke’ film Feb. 18
Homewood-Flossmoor High School alumna Laurens Grant’s latest documentary film, “Stay Woke,” chronicling the evolution of the Black Lives Matter movement, will be shown at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchinson Road.
Snow day: Looming winter storm closes schools, libraries
Light snow began falling in the Homewood-Flossmoor area shortly before 6 p.m., but it is not expected to remain light for long. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning that is in effect from Thursday evening through 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9. Forecasters predict heavy snow overnight and[Read More…]
Sweets and science bring tasty learning to Homewood Chocolate Fest
Do you know how to make White Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio Bark? Pastry chef Casey Thompson does, and she will show how it’s done at the 16th annual Homewood Chocolate Fest on Saturday, Feb. 17.
Deadline Feb. 12 for 2nd Girls STEAM Ahead program
The Homewood Science Center is accepting applications from girls in seventh through 12th grades for its second Girls STEAM Ahead program on Feb. 24. This free event will bring girls interested in careers in science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) the opportunity to meet with professional women and to[Read More…]
Homewood police seek information about daytime burglaries
Homewood police are seeking information about two daytime residential burglaries that occurred Jan. 23 and Jan. 24 in the Governors Park neighborhood. The break-ins happened in the 17600 block of Rockwell Avenue and the 2200 block of Hawthorne Road. Both burglaries occurred between late morning and early evening, according to[Read More…]
Flossmoor sets forums for tax increase proposal
Before voters go to the polls March 20, administrators at the Village of Flossmoor have set two informational meetings to give insights into the reasons for the proposed sales tax increase. The meetings will be at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, and 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 3, at[Read More…]
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