The advertisement in our daily email message this morning was incorrect. Live music tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Grape & Grain will be performed by Homewood’s own Bill Hogan and Jim Ruse, who will play acoustic covers from the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Author: Eric Crump
Weather relents as former chili champ reclaims cook-off crown
A former chili champ reclaimed his title as Homewood’s Top Chef and a family won second place in honor of a late competitor. Judges at the annual Fall Fest Chili Cook-off awarded the top prize to Terrence Boone, a Metra police captain who also won the event several years ago.[Read More…]
Storms flood streets, strand vehicles in H-F Friday night
A series of thunderstorms pounding the area Friday night turned downtown Flossmoor into a temporary lake, stranding vehicles and damaging several businesses. According to the National Weather Service, the storms dumped 2.65 inches of rain in the three hours from 6:55 to 9:55 p.m., and that was only the most intense[Read More…]
Tree share programs help diversify local urban forest
Homewood residents still have an opportunity to obtain up to two new trees at half-price through the village’s tree share program. Homewood residents have until Sept. 28 to reserve trees. Village hall will be open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon for anyone who wants to participate. The deadline for[Read More…]
Scenes from the 2019 HAC 0.3K ‘run’
H-F community chosen to pilot plant-based nutrition course
People interested in learning about plant-based nutrition have a new opportunity to expand their knowledge in coming weeks. Prompted by requests from the local vegan/vegetarian group Vegging Out, Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will a five-week online course provided by PlantPure, an organization that promotes plant-based diet.
Excess water: The drainage dilemma
Water is a friend that can very easily become a foe. Homewood and Flossmoor have no large bodies of water to cause the kind of dramatic flooding that makes the evening news. Instead, the area has chronic problems with stormwater drainage that nevertheless are a serious matter for local property[Read More…]
Scenes from the Hidden Gem Half Marathon
The ‘run’ for everyone: Arts council brings back popular 0.3K fund run
On Saturday, Sept. 21, downtown Homewood will again be a slacker’s paradise when the Homewood Arts Council will convene its second annual “race” to raise money for the organization. The Homewood 0.3K, “A Fund Run for the Rest of Us!” will give participants two hours, from 4 to 6 p.m.,[Read More…]
Local runners club eager to compete in Hidden Gem
When organizers announced the Hidden Gem Half Marathon in Flossmoor, local runners leaped at the chance. Kaila Konecki, a regular runner with the HF Community Running Club, said she was excited when she heard the news. “I was actually like the fifth person to register. I was all over it,” she[Read More…]
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