The Homewood Board of Trustees agreed to negotiate the sale of a parcel of land in the downtown area for redevelopment and granted a variance to a new business. Both issues have implications for parking in the downtown area. At the board’s meeting Tuesday, June 14, Village Manager Napoleon Haney[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Former Flossmoor Fire Chief Berk dies
The Village of Flossmoor is mourning the death of retired Flossmoor Fire Chief Gregory C. Berk, who died on Saturday, June 18. Berk started his fire service career with the Flossmoor Fire Department in 1967 as a volunteer firefighter. In 1978, he was sworn in as the village’s first[Read More…]
Scenes from H-F Juneteenth
We’ll have more information, photos and videos from today’s Juneteenth Festival at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, but for now, a few photos to get started. The Jesse White Tumblers drew a big crowd to see their high-flying performance. (Provided photo by Marcellus Marsh/Bionic Content) The Ayodele African Dance & Drummers perform[Read More…]
Page 2: Information helps combat carjacking trend
In February, an armed juvenile jumped into a car in the 17500 block of Dixie Highway, ordered the occupant to exit the vehicle, then he and an accomplice drove away.On May 16, a similar scenario played out across town in the 17900 block of Halsted St.In both cases, the theft[Read More…]
Juneteenth parade launches H-F celebration of emancipation
The first H-F Juneteenth parade drew 22 groups and more than 400 marchers, cheerleaders, acrobats, step dancers and baton twirlers to downtown Flossmoor on Saturday, June 18. The Juneteenth parade begins on Sterling Avenue in Flossmoor just south of Flossmoor Road. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The parade participants had a near-perfect[Read More…]
06/17/2022 | What You Need to Know Today
Juneteenth parade The first H-F Juneteenth Parade will start at 9 a.m. Saturday at Flossmoor Road and Sterling Avenue. The parade will go through downtown Flossmoor and end at Parker Junior High. Juneteenth Festival The second annual H-F Juneteenth Festival will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at Homewood-Flossmoor High School.[Read More…]
Parade on Saturday helps kick off two-day H-F Juneteenth Festival
This year, the community’s second annual Juneteenth Festival will be a two-event opening with a kick off with a parade at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 18, from downtown Flossmoor at Flossmoor Road and Sterling Avenue through the neighborhood ending at Parker Junior High School, 2810 School St. in Flossmoor. A[Read More…]
06/16/2022 | What You Need to Know Today
Starry nights Popular music by Final Say. The concert starts at 6 p.m. tonight in Irwin Park, 1800 block of Ridge Road in Homewood. Celebrate Pride Month at the Homewood Business Association and Flossmoor Business Association booth. Paper Shred | Electronics recyling | Prescription drug take back State Rep. Will[Read More…]
H-F community has array of opportunities to celebrate Pride Month
Although the villages of Homewood and Flossmoor are not sponsoring big festivals this year, and haven’t since the pandemic began, there will be plenty of opportunities to celebrate the local LGBTQ+ community. The next Pride Month celebration will be part of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Starry Nights concert at 7:30[Read More…]
Gaia Market and Refillery brings ‘attainable sustainable’ options to Homewood
Kermit the Frog famously crooned that “It’s Not Easy Being Green.” He was talking about the trials of being a frog in the world of Muppets, but consumers trying to live a green lifestyle might sympathize with the sentiment. Sarah Tozer’s new shop at 1948 Ridge Road in Homewood is[Read More…]