Bookie’s has a new lease on life in Homewood. Thanks to a new partnership and a new home, Bookie’s owner Keith Lewis announced on Facebook Saturday night that the store would return with a new location and a new partnership. Lewis rocked the local bibliophile community early in September when[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Catalyst Consulting, SSG spar during discussion session Monday
Area residents will have a chance to get a clearer view of a new proposal to redevelop Calumet Country Club as Catalyst Consulting, the firm that created the plan, begins a series of open sessions intended to inform the community about the project. So far, the new plan does not appear to[Read More…]
Former Trustee Anne Colton announces run for Homewood board
Former Homewood Trustee Anne Colton plans to be on the ballot in April 2023. She will be running as an independent for one of the three four-year seats on the Board of Trustees. Colton, a documentary filmmaker, previously served on the board from 2009 to 2018. She decided to seek[Read More…]
The weeks | Oct. 17
Week -> Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 Board of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, in the South Building library, 999 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. Find the agenda here. Highlight: Under old business, the board will discuss renovation bids for the culinary and fashion design programs. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of[Read More…]
The weeks | Oct. 9
Week -> The District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Normandy Villa 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, at village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road. Flossmoor Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at[Read More…]
Consensus seems to support 183rd Street traffic diet; support divided over Gottschalk closure
Public Works Director John Schaefer hosted two public hearings in September sharing the results of two traffic tests conducted in May and July. The hearings let Schaefer get community feedback on plans to improve safety on 183rd Street. The first test in May simulated the traffic diet approach on 183rd[Read More…]
The weeks | Oct. 2
Week -> Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here. Join the meeting remotely here. ID 867 4878 3877, passcode 60422. Join by phone at 312-626-6799. Highlights: Consideration of a resolution approving an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program Local Assurance for[Read More…]
Bookie’s is gone, but there is hope: Shop local (column)
Saturday, Sept. 24, was the last day in Homewood for Bookie’s New and Used Books. Owner Keith Lewis announced on Sept. 2 that the shop would close within days of its four-year anniversary. At the Sept. 13 Homewood trustees meeting, Stephanie Kuersten thanked Mayor Rich Hofeld and Economic Development Director Angela[Read More…]
Residents bring concerns about potential Calumet Country Club development to Hazel Crest board
The redevelopment of Calumet Country Club was not on the Hazel Crest board meeting agenda Tuesday, Sept. 27, but a number of area residents brought the issue forward anyway. During the public comment section of the meeting, residents of Homewood, Flossmoor and Hazel Crest addressed the issue, prompted by information[Read More…]
2 people shot late Wednesday near 175th and Halsted
Two people went to area hospitals after a shooting incident near 175th and Halsted streets late Wednesday, according to Homewood police. Officers responded to the area at about 11:40 p.m. and discovered a 21-year-old woman gunshot victim. Homewood Fire Department paramedics transported her to the hospital. Police said a second[Read More…]
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