Trash or Treasure? Homewood Historical Society will hold its general meeting at 6 p.m. in the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, followed by a program by Rex Newell of Rex’s Antiques, who will evaluate free one item for each attendee (excluding Native American or Oriental art). Plan Ahead. The Metra[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Mahogany House Candles marks opening of store in Homewood
Jess and Drew Osi want to encourage shoppers to treat themselves. The motto of Mahogany House Candles in Homewood is “It’s OK to be a little bougie.” At the store’s ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 26, Jess explained the idea, which plays on a shortened version of bourgeois, or middle to upper[Read More…]
Page 4: Thanks to volunteers for helping the Chronicle reach readers
Volunteers have made their mark on the Chronicle since the beginning. One of those marks is something you see every day when you open the Chronicle’s daily email or visit the website or pick up a copy of the latest print edition. Our logo. It was designed by local graphic[Read More…]
Al Wagner believes in telling the community’s story
As part of our coverage of Flossmoor’s centennial, the Chronicle has conducted interviews with several of the village’s long-time residents to add their stories to the village’s story. Al Wagner has lived his whole life in Flossmoor. He was raised at 2709 Flossmoor Road, a house built in 1889, which[Read More…]
East side of Homewood train station to reopen Monday
The east side of Homewood train station will reopen Monday, Dec. 9, after being closed 20 months for major renovation, according to Metra officials. The $20.7 million project completely rebuilt the station facility, adding improvements to ADA accessibility. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is being planned for Dec. 13. Details are still[Read More…]
Harris heads Thornton Township Democratic ticket, leaving Henyard out
The Thornton Township Democratic Party held a raucous caucus tonight in Homewood Auditorium Tuesday, Dec. 3. A slate of candidates headed by state Sen. Napoleon Harris, running as supervisor, was approved by voice vote, according to Lansing Journal reporter Carole Sharwarko, who was in the room when the vote was[Read More…]
Limitless Laces opens in Shops on Sterling in time for holiday shoe shopping
Darahn Magnus took a passion for collecting shoes and created a business, Limitless Laces, which he just moved to Flossmoor. Magnus, who hails from Park Forest, opened his first store in Chicago, but to be closer to home he chose a new location in Shops on Sterling, 1056 Sterling Ave.[Read More…]
11.30.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
Celebrate the Season. Flossmoor kicks off the holiday season with its annual holiday festival. Shop local and visit Santa downtown from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will offer free kids’ crafts inside the Park Place building from 3 to 5 p.m. Tree lighting and hot chocolate at[Read More…]
Richard Condon: Witness to and steward of local history
Note: As part of our coverage of Flossmoor’s centennial, the Chronicle has conducted interviews with several of the village’s long-time residents to add their stories to the village’s story. Richard Condon’s family moved to Flossmoor in 1932. In the mid-1930s, when he was still a youngster, the family moved to[Read More…]
Volunteers, donors help Open Access feed families in need on Thanksgiving
On Nov. 26, Crews of volunteers loaded up full turkey dinners in vehicles driven by other volunteers taking the meals to families in the South Suburbs who might otherwise not have full bellies on the traditional feast day of Thanksgiving. The meal distribution was the 12th annual Thanksgiving project by[Read More…]
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