Cub Scouts from Pack 304 and their families put hand-crafted cars through their paces on Saturday, Jan. 25, at Black Bear Lodge in the Izaak Walton Nature Preserve. The annual Pinewood Derby race will take place Saturday morning at the James Hart School cafeteria, 18220 Morgan St,. in Homewood.
Author: Eric Crump
The first Skaterdays celebration skips skating but brings community together
Recent warm, wet weather confounded efforts to have a skating party for the first Skaterdays celebration Saturday night, but Flossmoor residents came together for a winter festival nevertheless, with food, music from the 1960s and games. Organizers were pleased with the result. More photos and more of the story to[Read More…]
Rodgers leaves art legacy at St. Paul Community Church
Pastor Frank Rodgers will preside over his last service at St. Paul Community Church on Sunday, Jan. 26, ending a more than eight year term leading the church’s ministry. After 34 years as a United Church of Christ pastor and after delivering more than 1,500 sermons, Rodgers and his wife,[Read More…]
Hidden Gem race achieves CARA circuit status in 2nd year
Runners begin the first Hidden Gem Half Marathon in Flossmoor on Sept. 7, 2019, going west on Flossmoor Road. About 600 runners took part in the inaugural run. (Chronicle file photo) Registration officially opened Jan. 12 for the 2020 Hidden Gem Half Marathon in Flossmoor — eight months to the day[Read More…]
Skaterdays brings Flossmoor’s ice-loving past back to life
Flossmoor Park skating rinks will host Skaterdays, a new series of winter festivals on Saturdays, Jan. 25 through Feb. 15.
2 H-F student groups sponsor book drive for MLK Day of Service
Homewood woman offers Valentine’s Day group wedding event at Ravisloe
Traditional weddings are often elaborate events that take months to plan and involve considerable expense. Not everyone who is in a committed relationship wants or needs that kind of event. For those looking to tie the knot or renew vows in a simpler but still special event, one local woman[Read More…]
Homewood commission chair offers dissenting view of Triumph Building redevelopment design
The redevelopment of the Triumph Building site on the southwest corner of Ridge Road and Martin Avenue received an enthusiastic green light from the village. But support for the current project design is not universal. The Homewood Board of Trustees unanimously approved three measures on Nov. 25 that allowed the[Read More…]
Vida Tacos features artistic passion for food
Vida Tacos opened Nov. 2 at 18102 Martin Ave. in Homewood, and owner Alfredo Castro said his approach is captured by the restaurant’s logo. Alfredo Castro and Rosaelia Samanieso pose by Vida Tacos’ logo. The new r estaurant opened Nov. 2 in downtown Homewood. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) “Vida” not only means “life” in Spanish,[Read More…]
Inspections seek to find home drainage problems
At the Nov. 25 meeting, Homewood village trustees approved an ordinance updating municipal code to include a long-term plan for eliminate drainage inflow and infiltration problems.
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