When physical education teacher Marge Laskero retired from Homewood School District 153 earlier this year, she told the Chronicle she had plans to stay active and maybe find some coaching jobs. The job she found? Teaching physical education at Churchill School.
Author: Eric Crump
Frozen yogurt flows at Forever Yogurt’s anniversary party
Four contestants were given a time limit of 20 minutes to consume 11 ounces of frozen yogurt on Saturday, Aug. 10, during Forever Yogurt’s five-year anniversary celebration. They didn’t need that long.
You Matter 2 volunteers raise funds for school supplies giveaway
Try being a carpenter without a hammer.Try being a plumber without a wrench.It doesn’t work well. Try being a student without a backpack, pens, pencils, erasers, folders, binders, glue sticks, scissors, pencil cases, markers, crayons, notebooks, index cards and highlighters.You Matter 2 aims to see that area students are well-equipped[Read More…]
Box cars for bus safety
A group of students from Homewood School District 153 recently helped the Village of Homewood and Homewood School District 153 produce a public safety video on school bus safety. The video by local documentary filmmaker Anne Colton is still in production but is expected to be finished sometime this month.
Homewood residents offer ideas, urge village to fight redevelopment project
From the perspective of Homewood officials and residents at a special board of trustees meeting Thursday, July 18, the proposed redevelopment of Calumet Country Club appears to be a doubly bad deal: a big loss and a bad gain. The loss would be a historic country club and nearly 130 acres[Read More…]
Calumet Country Club disconnect petition prompts Homewood officials to act
A redevelopment plan for the historic Calumet Country Club on Homewood’s north side has village officials and residents alarmed. The current proposal by Diversified Partners CRE, which has a contract to purchase the golf course at 2136 175th St., would redevelop the property as a transportation and distribution center that[Read More…]
Trail Mix music, art fest set for July 20 at Izaak Walton
Summer tends to start with a burst of activity, from festivals to youth sports. By July 20, it might be time to relax with a more laid back event. Trail Mix might be just the thing. The fourth annual event at Izaak Walton Nature Preserve, 1100 Ridge Road in Homewood,[Read More…]
H-F area residents at Lights for Liberty vigil in Homewood lament immigrant treatment
In response to reports of migrants being held in poor conditions and children being separated from parents at the U.S. southern border, three local activist organizations held a vigil in Homewood on Friday, July 12, to rally support and send a message to politicians. The event at 6 p.m. in[Read More…]
Starry Nights concerts gets Independence Day started
Area residents populated the park in front of the Irwin Community Center band shell Wednesday with red and blue lawn chairs to enjoy the warm evening, friends and family — and the sounds of Second Hand Soul to kick off the local Independence Day festivities. Ava Fradette works on[Read More…]
Independence Day traditions continue at H-F events July 3 and 4
Independence Day traditions will continue this year in Homewood and Flossmoor, beginning with the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Starry Nights concert on July 3 and concluding with the district’s Family Fun Fest the afternoon of July 4.
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