When José Correa Jr. was announced as the 2025 recipient of the Flossmoor Baseball and Softball Jarrett Rowe Award on June 24, he received two tokens representing the honor. One was a trophy. The other was a rainbow, courtesy of a brief shower that popped up just as the ceremony[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Homewood Village Board accepts control of Harwood Avenue section, extends agreement with IDOT
The Homewood Village Board approved the agreement for the jurisdictional transfer of a portion of Harwood Avenue from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to the Village of Homewood at the June 10 meeting. Joshua Burman, Homewood’s director of public works, says the transfer applies from Pine Road to Ridge[Read More…]
Uhlmann Home Improvement marks 8 decades
Any business that lasts 80 years must be doing something right. For Uhlmann Home Improvement, it’s not a secret ingredient. It’s right out in the open: Every customer is treated as the most important customer. George Uhlmann of Flossmoor took over the business from his parents, Kurt and Anna Uhlmann,[Read More…]
Rabid Brewery owners, patrons say they feel betrayed by Homewood board bid decision
Note: This is part two of a two-part series. Part one is available here. Rabid Brewery owners Raiye Rosado and Tobias Cichon had developed plans to expand their business by purchasing a village-owned shopping strip on West 183rd Street, but their hopes were dashed Tuesday, May 27, when the Homewood[Read More…]
Wear Orange: Kelly, Williams lead gun violence prevention event at PSC on May 31
Prairie State College Board of Education Chair Camiella Williams said the loss of a family member to gun violence was what prompted her to run for the board eight years ago. On Saturday, May 31, she presided over a gathering at the college of political leaders and families who advocated[Read More…]
Page 4: The season of pride: Pope pride, gay pride, Black pride
Whatever challenges, problems and woes south suburbanites were wrestling with prior to May 8, we all had reason to be distracted from them temporarily by the momentous news that the newest pope had Southland roots. Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, lived in Dolton as a child.[Read More…]
H-F graduates mourn classmate, prepare to fulfill potential
The prevailing fashion statement for the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Class of 2025 on Sunday, June 1, was brightly decorated caps with celebratory messages inscribed as graduates marked the transition to the next stages of their lives. Amid the joy of the occasion, there was also sadness. There was an unoccupied[Read More…]
Motorcyclist killed in crash on 183rd Street in Homewood on Saturday
A 42-year-old man from Markham was killed Saturday, May 31, when his motorcycle struck a vehicle crossing 183rd Street on Hood Avenue in Homewood. Homewood police said the crash occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of 183rd Street. The motorcycle was traveling westbound on 183rd when it[Read More…]
Homewood trustees award Park West Plaza development opportunity to Caton partners
Note: This is part one of a two-part series. The second story focuses on comments from community members, bidders and village trustees. Homewood trustees voted unanimously Tuesday, May 27, to invite Caton Commercial Real Estate Group and Granite Realty Partners to purchase and redevelop Park West Plaza at 3003-3025 W.[Read More…]
The Weeks | May 11: Izaak Walton pond study, parks update public input, ‘Martyr to Radio,’ Cone with a Cop, public works open house
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 12, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, in village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. The agenda is available here. The livestream will[Read More…]
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