Balloon creations, music, food, fresh produce, bedding plants and Hunt & Gather market vendors, aided by warm, sunny weather, brought a big crowd to the opening day of the Homewood Farmers Market summer season on Saturday, May 27. “This is the busiest opening day we’ve ever had,” said Market Manager Kate[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Iwo Jima flag honors Marines’ sacrifice with signatures of survivors
John Beele’s signed commemorative World War II flag is destined for a museum, but he’s not ready to turn it over just yet. The flag has been signed by dozens of Iwo Jima veterans and by the Associated Press photographer who took the icon photo of the second flag raising[Read More…]
Passion for big machines trumps bad weather
The weather apparently didn’t get the memo that Homewood had a big day of events planned for Saturday, May 20. Chilly temperatures and intermittent spurts of rain greeted people who came from Homewood and surrounding communities to enjoy a day of big machines ― Homewood Rail Fest, a PopUp Science session[Read More…]
Annual Memorial Day parade, ceremony to remember the dead, honor the living
The annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony in Homewood will provide an opportunity Monday, May 29, to honor local veterans who have died, and celebrate the service of today’s veterans and the patriotism of the community. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. in front of St. Joseph Catholic Church, 17951[Read More…]
Homewood Farmers Market keeps festival spirit alive
The Homewood Farmers Market summer season will begin Saturday, May 27, and will continue through Oct. 14. Village officials say it will build on the successes of recent years, keeping the momentum going for the village’s festivals.
Homewood and Thornton officials mark re-opening of bigger Menards store
Officials from Homewood and Thornton were on hand Monday, May 22, helping re-open the Menards home improvement store, at 17545 S. Halsted St., by substituting the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony with the cutting of a board using one of the store’s saws. The store will be open to the public Tuesday, May[Read More…]
Play On: Where the music starts
Little Tabitha Waita, 4, of Homewood drew the bow across the fiddle strings and got a nice steady note.“I did it!” she said.Tabitha was following her big sister, Hadassah, 7, in giving the fiddle a try at the second annual “Play On” musical instrument petting zoo at Homewood Public Library[Read More…]
Local police to participate in Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser May 19 for Special Olympics
On May 19 local police officers will take to the roof of a local doughnut shop to help raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics, a worldwide organization that helps people with intellectual disabilities participate in sporting events. From 6 a.m. to 1 p.m., Homewood officers will perch atop Dunkin[Read More…]
Big machines will rule in Homewood on May 20-21
Big machines will be on display and in action May 20-21 at the annual Homewood Rail Fest, the Homewood Public Works Open House and the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Touch a Truck event. The Homewood Science Center will host a PopUp Science event with activities that explore the physics of railroads and rollercoasters.
Committee plans to make veterans more visible
Homewood has a photo gallery of local military veterans in the lower level of village hall, creating a public space for the faces of those who served.Now the village Veterans Committee wants to make those faces more visible, with banners displayed on light poles along main thoroughfares from Independence Day[Read More…]
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