The future We know prognosticating is risky. We predicted the District 161 board would meet this week and the meeting was canceled. Still, we soldier on and predict that … Flossmoor trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18, in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Homewood Public Library[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Scenes from the demolition of Ken Norman’s house on Kedzie Avenue
Here First | Thursday, Jan. 6 (free content)
Trivia Who built the kinara that was used in Flossmoor’s first community Kwanzaa celebration? (Answer below.) Predicting the future Prognostication is a pasttime fraught with peril, but we’re going to go out on a limb and confidently predicting that … Ice skating will be back. The H-F Ice Arena is[Read More…]
IDPH director urges caution when choosing COVID-19 testing site (free content)
As the Omicron variant adds gasoline to the COVID-19 fire, access to testing is becoming a challenge, with home kits scarce and some testing sites overwhelmed with people. During a media briefing on Monday, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Ngozi Ezike urged people to get tested if they have[Read More…]
State requires H-F High to implement a plan to reduce racial disproportionality in discipline
The number of Black students who were expelled or suspended at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in 2018 and 2019 was higher than their proportion in the student population, so the district is among 20% of school districts that are required by the state to address racial disproportionality in disciplinary actions. The[Read More…]
2 pets lost in Homewood home fire Friday night
No people were injured in a home fire at 1320 Jamie Lane late Friday night, but two dogs were lost, according to Homewood Fire Chief Bob Grabowski. The residents were not home at the time the fire broke out, he said. The call came in just before midnight and crews[Read More…]
Here First | Thursday, Dec. 30
Snow coming. Juneteenth adds a Royal Court. Only one local government meeting next week, but we list the dates of the ones scheduled for the following two weeks. Ever wonder why the Chronicle continues to publish a print edition when other news organizations are cutting back or giving up on[Read More…]
Fire Buddies bring Christmas cheer to children dealing with cancer
Four-year-old Joy Arseneau was a little overwhelmed by the bright flashing lights and crowd of people who suddenly emerged in front of her home from three Homewood Fire Department trucks and several private vehicles on Dec. 15. But when she got two firefighter/paramedics into her rec room to play, she[Read More…]
H-F High shifts to new approach for reading instruction
Homewood-Flossmoor High School will continue implementing a shift from a traditional course-based reading intervention approach to a service delivery model. The District 233 Board of Education gave its blessing to the new program at its Dec. 14 regular meeting after the plan was brought forward by the board’s Planning Committee.[Read More…]
COVID-19 resurgence causes partial return to remote learning
A snapshot taken on Dec. 17 showing the COVID-19 case trend since the pandemic began in suburban Cook County. Click to see a larger version. (Provided graphic) Two schools resorted to remote learning in December as the area, and the world, experienced the second-worst spike in COVID-19 cases since the[Read More…]
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