Many people love farmers markets because they can buy food from the people who produce it. Usually, that’s a farmer from a few miles down the road. Drew Terhaar displays a sample of his product at the Homewood Indoor Farmers Market on jan. 28. Terhaar’s fishing co-op, Sitka Salmon Shares, is explected to return to the market[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Grady’s Grille closes for renovations
A customer reads a sign on the front door of Grady’s Grille on Saturday evening. The sign alerts patrons that the restaurant will be closed until sometime in March for renovations. The sign urges customers to check the restaurant’s website for news about the re-opening date. (Photo by Eric Crump/H-F[Read More…]
‘Vagina Monologues’ performance to benefit South Suburban Family Shelter
A Homewood woman, Marie Goulet, is helping bring a performance of “The Vagina Monologues” to Governors State University as part of V-Day Chicago, a world-wide fundraising and awareness event with the mission to end violence against women.
‘Shugary Sweets’ blogger Aimee Shugarman joins judging team for Homewood Chocolate Fest
It’s February, and winter is dragging on. On Feb. 18, Homewood will offer it’s annual antidote to the cold, gray days ― an opportunity to boost the spirits with a three-hour celebration of chocolate. The 15th annual Chocolate Fest from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. will take place in the Homewood-Flossmoor Park[Read More…]
Wexler family and donors sponsor science center theater to honor Michael Wexler
Homewood Science Center Executive Director Edie Dobrez is silouhetted againist a video screen during the inaugural meeting of the HSC STEM Network last fall. Video and sound equipment will become a permanent part of the science center this spring with the addition of the Michael Wexler Theater. (Chronicle file photo) The Wexler family[Read More…]
Homewood takes steps to pave way for downtown redevelopment
A major redevelopment project proposed for Ridge Road in downtown Homewood moved three steps forward in its preliminary planning at the Nov. 8 village board meeting. Homewood trustees agreed to streamline a property transaction, pursue the feasibility and establishment of a tax increment financing (TIF) district as recommended and approve[Read More…]
Homewood trustees welcome new deputy police chief, honor retiring staff member
When Bill Alcott was promoted to Homewood police chief earlier this year, that left an opening for a deputy chief. At the board of trustees meeting Tuesday night, Sgt. Richard Sewell took the oath of office to fill that role. Alcott introduced Sewell to the board, providing a summary of[Read More…]
Beans & Greens: Homewood welcomes first downtown grocery store in 40 years
The long-awaited downtown food co-op, Beans & Greens, will open in downtown Homewood at noon Wednesday, Sept. 21, according to an email announcement from its parent organization, the South Suburban Food Co-op (SSFC). The co-op, which has been serving the South Suburbs since 1974 from several locations in Park[Read More…]
6. A brief history of the community’s investment in water
In the early 1980s, Homewood voters made a decision that directly affects the cost of water in Homewood and Flossmoor today: They decided to switch from well water to Lake Michigan water. The vote wasn’t even close. Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld said the referendum passed with 90 percent or more[Read More…]
Homewood baker brings home more blue ribbons from the state fair
Paige Dague of Homewood started a baking business earlier this year after earning blue ribbons two years in a row at the Illinois State Fair. She came home from this year’s fair with two more blue ribbons and two red.
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