Hands from the Heartland will be holding its final meeting of the year at 10 a.m. Saturday, and homeless veterans will be warmer this winter for their efforts. The group will spend two hours knitting or crotcheting woolen items that will be provided to homeless veterans from the region who[Read More…]

52 calls: Traffic Stop (36), Burglar Alarm (4), Suspicious Circumstances (1), Barking Dog (1), Domestic Disturbance (2), Lockout (1), Juvenile Problem (1), Found Property (1), Check Well Being (1), Assist Fire Dept. (1), Noise Complaint (2), Driving Complaint (1) Traffic Stop (36) Burglar Alarm (4) Suspicious Circumstances (1) Barking Dog[Read More…]

A 12-year-old Parker Junior High School student is hospitalized following an attack on school grounds following Wednesday’s dismissal, according to a Flossmoor police report. The youth was walking past the row of parked buses at about 2:40 p.m. when he was jumped from behind by another student, the report states.[Read More…]

Pol Danilov, arrested  last October following a brutal attack on an elderly woman in a Homewood grocery store, is not fit for trial, a court-ordered psychiatric examination states. Danilov, 26, of the 18400 block of Harwood Avenue in Homewood, was charged with attempted murder and a hate crime following the[Read More…]

Nothing brings a community together like a picnic, and St. Joseph Parish isn’t letting a little snow on the ground stop it from hosting a picnic for everyone in the Homewood-Flossmoor community. The parish will host its Winter Picnic Saturday, Jan. 24, from 4 to 10 p.m., but in deference[Read More…]

Homewood is thinking outside the Big Box this holiday season with the installation of a large shipping container in its downtown area, according to a news release from the village. The “Big Box” on Martin Avenue just north of Ridge Road will open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Small Business[Read More…]