Deadlines | Rates | Inserts | Thank you Short turnaround The December edition will be in the mail this week and already we’re getting started on the January edition that will go to the printer before the holiday. That’s pushed our ad order deadline to Dec. 6.* Anyone who needs[Read More…]
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The Weeks | Nov. 24: Township standoff, holiday closings, Flossmoor holiday kickoff, Halsted TIF, Friendsgiving
THE WEEK > Your government Thornton Township Board of Trustees have a special meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, in township hall, 333 E. 162nd St., South Holland. The agenda is the same as the Nov. 19 agenda, available here. Highlights: As reported in the Lansing Journal, the meeting Nov. 19[Read More…]
11.23.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
Saturday, Nov. 23 Ruth Page’s Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky’s holiday favorite, “The Nutcracker,” will be performed from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Governors State University Center for Performing Arts, 1 University Parkway, University Park. “This beloved holiday family classic is the only production that recreates the original version’s full-length[Read More…]
11.22.2024 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
Saturday, Nov. 23 Ruth Page’s Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky’s holiday favorite, “The Nutcracker,” will be performed from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Governors State University Center for Performing Arts, 1 University Parkway, University Park. “This beloved holiday family classic is the only production that recreates the original version’s full-length[Read More…]
11.20.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in the library, 17917 Dixie Highway. The agenda will be posted here. The board will hold a public hearing on the property tax levy ordinance followed by the regular board meeting. GoodSpeed Delivery Volunteers. GoodSpeed Cycle is looking for[Read More…]
The Weeks | Nov. 17: Community Thanksgiving, Nutcracker @ GSU, yard cards, special Homewood Stories (corrected)
Correction: The date of the “Fragments of Flossmoor” discussion at Flossmoor library is Tuesday. THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education Learning and Instruction Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The agenda is available here.[Read More…]
Veterans honored by students, staff at James Hart School
The program for the annual Veterans Day event at James Hart School on Monday, Nov. 11, continued the tradition of giving students a chance to thank and honor veterans for their service. District 153 Superintendent Scott McAlister served as host for the event. He reminded the gathered veterans why the[Read More…]
Chronicle partners: Kluger Furs
Kluger Furs has been in business for 66 years, and Larry Kluger has been managing it for 50 of those years, so he has a longer perspective than most, and for him and his wife and business partner, Sue Kluger, the past decade had some big challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic,[Read More…]
11.13.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
Flossmoor Board of Fire and Police Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The agenda is available here. After a public comment period, the board plans to meet in closed session. Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education Finance Committee will meet at 7:30 a.m.[Read More…]
Column: Traffic calming project on 183rd Street remains in limbo
The 183rd Street traffic diet project is still on the table. But it’s over behind the butter dish and the extra salt shaker, not exactly the main course. There was a certain amount of excitement (and a dash of dread) in 2022 when Homewood Public Works did a test of[Read More…]



