Homewood trustees approved a settlement agreement on Oct. 25 with the owner of the building at 3055 183rd St. that formerly housed Brunswick Zone bowling alley and Big Lots store. As part of the settlement, the village now owns the building. Brunswick Zone bowling alley closed early in January 2015, not[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Flossmoor forum filled with passion, ideas, questions as community wrestles with police shooting trauma (free content)
Flossmoor and area residents said they want more transparency from police and village officials, and a commitment from the village to pursue policies that can help prevent police shootings, like the one that led to the death of Madeline Miller in July. Those were among the prominent messages that emerged[Read More…]
Scenes from Halloween 2022
The weather was creepy for Halloween 2022 in Homewood, foggy in the morning, misty and damp during trick or treating in the afternoon. Chronicle editor Marilyn Thomas captured the Halloween parade at Willow School. Eric Crump visited famed Page Avenue in the afternoon to capture the scene.
Homewood approves 183rd Street lane restructuring, pending funding
Homewood trustees approved a plan on Tuesday, Oct. 25, to restructure traffic lanes on 183rd Street, contingent on the availability of funding for the project. Trustees had given implied approval for the project on Sept. 13 when they approved a motion to allow staff to apply for an Illinois Transportation[Read More…]
Trick or Treat Trail basks in sunshine
The Grim Reaper (aka Jackson Symowicz), left, acquires a piece of candy from Devin Frendreis, standing, director of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Discovery Preschool, and Oralethea Davenport, seated, manager of Irwin Center, while his not-so-grim mom, Missy Symowicz looks on. Crowds of kids in costume accompanied by parents followed the[Read More…]
Forest Preserves District: Calumet Country Club not currently an acquisition priority
When Diversified Partners of Arizona first proposed replacing Calumet Country Club golf course with a warehousing facility in 2019, opponents of the development turned to the Forest Preserve District of Cook County in hopes the agency would acquire the property and develop it as greenspace. Carl Vogel, FPDCC director of[Read More…]
Homewood agrees to fix ailing pump at Izaak Walton
As Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve visitors may have noticed, the Sandhill Lakes are shrinking, putting the fish population at risk, but a solution to the problem is on the way. The east side of the preserve requires the addition of well water to remain filled all year round, according to[Read More…]
Ravisloe Country Club makes history with arboretum designation
Ravisloe Country Club is the world’s first golf course to be recognized as an arboretum. Bob Carpenter’s grandson’s baseball career helped make it so. Carpenter, the general manager of Ravisloe, said going to his grandson’s ballgames often took him past the Morten Arboretum in Lisle. “I kept saying to myself, ‘One of these[Read More…]
The weeks | Oct. 23
Week -> The District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, at Normandy Villa 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. The full agenda can be viewed here. The meeting will be streamed live and can be viewed here. Highlights: Discussion about the replacement of roof top air conditioning[Read More…]
Doing democracy: Time to vote, time to talk (column, free)
This is going to be so cool. It’s always more fun to play than to watch, and starting Monday, Oct. 24, when early voting polling places open, until Election Day, Nov. 8, all us registered voters get to take the field and make the plays. We get to help shape[Read More…]
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