The first Porch Fest in August 2020 was a bright spot in the first summer marred by the COVID-19 pandemic. A reprise in 2021 was even more popular. Residents offered their porches as stages for local musicians, who performed for a community already weary of the social limitations the state[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
The Weeks | July 23: Police reform update, Lorenz leaving, possible new building in Homewood, Flossmoor water meters, golfing growth, a new stop sign
SPECIAL PROJECT The murder of George Floyd in 2020 seized the attention of the world. Like people around the world, H-F residents took to the streets to protest police violence. In Homewood, at least eight rallies, marches and vigils were held within a month of Floyd’s death. Amid the social[Read More…]
7.22.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
BACK TO SCHOOL BASH — Advocate South Suburban Hospital will host Back- to-School Bash, a carnival-style celebration to engage hospital staff and community residents in motivating area students to excel in the upcoming school year. The free event will be open from noon to 4 p.m. today in the back[Read More…]
Air quality alert issued for Monday
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an air quality alert through Monday, July 17, as smoke from Canadian wildfires returns to the area. As of 8 a.m., the Air Quality Index was at 154, which is in the red, or “unhealthy” zone. An Air Pollution Action Day is declared[Read More…]
The Weeks | July 16: Democracy watch, board meetings, stuff to do (Chamber Night, chalk art, cool cars)
THE WEEK > Meetings District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, July 17, at Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. Highlight: The board will discuss the process for filling the seat of Misha Blackman, who recently resigned from the board. Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m.[Read More…]
Homewood trustee suggests board hold more open conversations on issues
Homewood trustees might soon be conducting more open-ended public conversations about village issues after Trustee Anne Colton made the suggestion at the July 11 board meeting. Colton recounted a recent conversation she had with Village Manager Napoleon Haney and Economic Development Director Angela Mesaros about the village’s economic development strategy. [Read More…]
Roots + Fire Water owners celebrate first anniversary
At the ribbon cutting ceremony last year for Roots + Fire Water, Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld asked if the owners, Denice Rhodes and Amanda Battles, would offer help to people who tend to kill houseplants. It turns out he wasn’t the only one with that question. As the mother-daughter team[Read More…]
CeCe Belue among 12 new staff hired at District 153
CeCe Belue was hired as the new assistant director of student support services for Homewood District 153. She leaves an assistant principal position with District 160 in Country Club Hills to join the District 153 administrative team. The former Homewood village trustee will start in her new position Aug. 7. [Read More…]
183rd Street traffic restructuring project inches forward
Homewood’s grant application for restructuring lanes on 183rd Street from about Morgan Street west to Dixie Highway has been approved, but that doesn’t mean work is imminent. Public Works Director John Schaefer said the village received word in April that the project was approved for a $232,875 Illinois Transportation Enhancement[Read More…]
A year after Miller shooting, Flossmoor’s efforts focus on communications, mental health response
Note: This version of the story differs from the one that appears in the Chronicle’s July 1 print edition. We removed a passage regarding the appointment of Police Chief Jerel Jones that Mayor Michelle Nelson and village trustees said was inaccurate and racist. The sentence suggested Jones was hired as[Read More…]
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