THORNTON TOWNSHIP REFERENDA — With 92% of precincts reporting, one of three Thornton Township referenda appears to be approved. By a 72.94% to 27.06% margin, voters favored creating a second food pantry in the township. A measure that would have created a new board and a 0.15% tax to fund mental health services appears headed for[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
McGrath to run Boston Marathon for charity
Homewood Police Chief Denise McGrath is modest about her talent as a runner, but she said her running superpower might not be speed. She has proven to be talented at running up donations for good causes. Her latest project will take her to Boston, where she will run the Boston[Read More…]
In split vote, Flossmoor trustees fire Police Chief Jerel Jones
In a split vote, with Mayor Michelle Nelson breaking the tie, Flossmoor trustees voted Monday, March 18, to terminate the employment Police Chief Jerel Jones, the village’s first Black chief. Trustees Gary Daggett, Brian Driscoll and Jim Mitros joined Nelson in voting for a resolution dismissing Jones. Trustees Joni Bradley-Scott,[Read More…]
The Weeks | March 17: Police chief’s job on the Flossmoor agenda, DQ opens, detention basin on the D161 agenda, egg hunts coming soon
THE WEEK > Meetings Rich Township Board of Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, March 18, in the Leonard Robinson Administration Building, 22013 Governors Highway. Find the agenda here. Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, March 18, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago[Read More…]
Homewood supports IDOT traffic-calming plan on Dixie
The traffic lanes on Dixie Highway north of the viaduct could be restructured as part of a project to repair a collapsed storm sewer that contributes to chronic flooding of the viaduct. At the request of the Illinois Department of Transportation, Homewood trustees approved a letter of support for changing[Read More…]
Keeping Ida B. Wells’ legacy alive: A conversation with Michelle Duster
Note: Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of famed journalist and suffragist Ida B. Wells-Barnett, was the keynote speaker at Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s Pursuing the Dream event, an annual tribute to the work of Martin Luther King Jr. She spoke with the Chronicle on Jan. 23, the day before the event. Among Wells-Barnett’s[Read More…]
Elected officials pen letter opposing Thornton Township mental health referendum
A group of 14 elected officials who serve residents in Thornton Township have voiced their opposition to the referendum on Tuesday’s ballot to approve a tax hike to create a 708 board for mental health services. Two of three residents addressed the referendum at the March 12 Thornton Township board[Read More…]
Half Week | March 13: Voting for judges, H-F teams succeed, Girls STEAM Ahead deadline
DEMOCRACY WATCH Sorority election forum offers help on voting for judges When it comes to paying attention and participating in the most important elections, Judge Lloyd Brooks thinks many voters have their priorities backward. At a judicial forum on Feb. 17 in the Flossmoor village hall board room, Brooks noted[Read More…]
Jones’ supporters rally at Flossmoor Village Hall on Monday
More than 30 supporters of former Police Chief Jerel Jones gathered outside Flossmoor Village Hall Monday afternoon to voice their opposition to his termination. Jones was let go March 7 after serving not quite a full year. He was Flossmoor’s first Black police chief. In a statement announcing the decision,[Read More…]
Former Flossmoor police chief files federal lawsuit charging racially motivated treatment
At a news conference Monday, March 11, attorneys for former Flossmoor Police Chief Jerel Jones announced they had filed a civil rights complaint in federal court in response to Jones’ termination last week. Robert Fioretti and Cass Casper of Disparti Law Group introduced the lawsuit, which they said was based[Read More…]
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