Youth baseball and softball seasons will launch on April 20 with traditional festivities in both Homewood and Flossmoor. For Homewood Baseball and Softball, the parade of teams will start at 11 a.m. near Irwin Park. Teams march for a mile along Ridge Road to the Izaak Walton baseball fields, tossing candy[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Gaia’s, HBA partner to make recycling easier in April
Curbside recycling is easy, but what about disposing of material that doesn’t qualify for curbside pickup, like Styrofoam packing peanuts and old computers? Homewood Business Association’s effort being led by Sarah Tozer of Gaia Market & Refillery, is making it easier to get junk to the recycler during April. The[Read More…]
4.6.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
BIKE RIDES CANCELED — Barb and Dan’s Road Ride and Off-Leash Bike Ride, which start each Saturday morning from GoodSpeed Cycle have been canceled this week because of predicted cold weather. SECOND CHANCE PROM BOUTIQUE GIVEAWAY — Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host a chance to find a prom dress from[Read More…]
Flossmoor files response to former police chief’s federal lawsuit
Attorneys for the Village of Flossmoor, Mayor Michelle Nelson and Village Manager Bridget Wachtel filed a response in federal district court Friday, April 5, to former Police Chief Jerel Jones’ March 11 lawsuit alleging racial discrimination as the motivating factor in his termination. Jones’ complaint used 10 excerpts from Wachtel’s[Read More…]
Obituary: Jane Myrick Hindsley, March 18, 2024
Jane Myrick Hindsley died peacefully on March 18, 2024 after a brief illness. She was surrounded by family, friends, and the gift of music in her final days, a reflection of the cornerstones of her life. Jane was born on November 8, 1941 in Mt. Pulaski, Illinois to William and[Read More…]
Health & Wellness 2024: Franciscan set to expand services at Cherry Creek
Franciscan Health has had a presence in Homewood’s Cherry Creek shopping center on Governors Highway for years, but its footprint is poised to expand from its current physical therapy clinic to include more services in a bigger space. The space the organization has now, less than 8,000 square feet, will[Read More…]
Flossmoor board in stalemate over explanation of police chief firing
A rift that has developed among Flossmoor’s elected leaders over the firing of former police chief Jerel Jones was evident again at the board meeting Monday, April 1, and the question of how to answer residents’ demands for transparency appears to be in a stalemate. Several residents also spoke on[Read More…]
The Weeks | March 31: Park board, Flossmoor board, community clean-up, prom dresses, one more egg hunt
THE WEEK > Meetings Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 1, at village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road.►►Find the agenda here.►►Attend remotely here or call 312-626-6799, ID 838 8541 6520, passcode 60422. Contact the board at [email protected]. ►►Highlights: The board will consider resolutions requesting road closures by the Illinois Department of Transportation and Cook County for the[Read More…]
Calls for transparency continue at Flossmoor Community Relations Commission meeting
Flossmoor residents demanding a more complete explanation for the recent firing of Police Chief Jerel Jones spoke out again at the Community Relations Commission meeting Monday, March 25. The commission convened in the village hall board room because the turnout of 15 to 20 residents would have been a tight[Read More…]
Page 2: Looking ahead after a decade of local news
June 9 will be the 10th anniversary of the Chronicle’s first published story. We figure this is a good time to think through the state of local news in H-F and see how to keep things going. We’ll be out in the community more than usual this year. We hope[Read More…]
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