Crews and equipment from two local Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) divisions are in Florida helping with hurricane recovery, according to MABAS 24 Director Kevin Welsh. Florida recently was hit by two major hurricanes in succession. Hurricane Helene made landfall on Sept. 24, and Hurricane Milton arrived on Oct.[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Spotlight Academy volunteers raise money for hurricane victims Saturday and Sunday
Members of the Spotlight Performance Academy’s Bel Canto choirs ran four stands on Saturday, Oct. 12, selling goodies to raise funds to help victims of hurricanes that hit the South in recent weeks. Proceeds of the sale will go to World Central Kitchen. The organization has relief teams in Florida, Georgia,[Read More…]
Emily Klehm, South Suburban Humane Society executive, stepping down after 17 years
Supporters of the South Suburban Humane Society will be honoring Emily Klehm on Tuesday, Oct. 15, as she says her good-byes after 17 years at the helm of the organization. “Leaving here was a very difficult decision because I have quite literally poured blood, sweat and tears into this organization[Read More…]
Homewood board approves downtown safety, aesthetic improvements
Homewood trustees approved two projects — art and lighting in a new alleyway and tree grate repairs — that are intended to improve appearance and safety along Ridge Road and adjacent streets in and near the downtown area. At the Oct. 8 meeting, trustees OK’d the alleyway mural, the second[Read More…]
‘Got Your Back’: MABAS Division 24 open house puts technology and expertise on display
Mike Gilgenberg and Brian Hoogervorst were doing some flying without leaving the ground on Aug. 10.The two drone pilots were doing demonstrations as part of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Division 24 open house at its headquarters, 17555 Ashland Ave. in Homewood. Mutual aid still involves fire departments[Read More…]
Trailblazer: Flossmoor’s first Black resident devoted her career to local mental health services
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. Maurice Page and her husband, the late Harold Page, moved to Flossmoor in 1965. She believes they were the first Black family[Read More…]
Homewood supports Class 8 tax relief for new restaurant on Dixie Highway
The Homewood Board of Trustees voted on Sept. 24 to support a Cook County Class 8 property tax relief designation for a new restaurant at 18031 Dixie Highway that is expected to open soon. Caterer David Mitchell and Chris Michaels plan to open Mitchell and Michaels Plat Du Jour in[Read More…]
Homewood invites local businesses to apply for building improvement funds
Homewood officials are eager to help out a few local businesses with a portion of the village’s share of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) federal funds. The deadline to apply has been pushed back to Oct. 11 after only one application was submitted by the original Sept. 27 deadline, according to Economic[Read More…]
Western Avenue students take a walk to support PTO
Western Avenue students, teachers and volunteers walk along Park Drive near the Flossmoor Public Library on Friday, Sept. 13, during the school’s 10th annual walk-a-thon. Students stopped in groups on the sidewalk in front of the library for a quick photo by Principal Gina Isabelli before continuing their march back[Read More…]
Flossmoor endorses Class 8 tax incentive for Embassy Cigar Lounge
Flossmoor trustees voted on Sept. 3 to endorse a Cook County Class 8 property tax incentive for BRC Captial LLC. The company owns 1615 Vollmer Road, home of the new Embassy Cigar Lounge, which opened in May. The Class 8 designation is used to help redevelop vacant commercial or industrial[Read More…]
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