From left, Katrina Brown, Kim King, Mia Jennings and Tiara Jackson. Brown, King, Jackson and Latanya Tharpe (not pictured) are owners of BSW Cosmetics, which opened July 3 in downtown Homewood. Jackson said Jennings is a businesswoman-in-training. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Four local entreprenuers held the grand opening on July 3 of[Read More…]
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Bring Your Own Bucket: Homewood to host composting event on July 24
Homewood Events Manager Allisa Opyd at the farmers market on Saturday, July 3, promoting a community composting event set for July 24 from 9 a.m. to noon at village hall. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Homewood will host its first composting event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 24, in an[Read More…]
Legislature spares local governments from further revenue cut
Local government leaders statewide probably are breathing easier after the Illinois Legislature last week did not follow through on a proposed cut to the Local Government Distributive Fund. The budget passed Monday, May 31, leaves intact the 6.06% rate of LGDF revenue shared with local governments. Homewood, Flossmoor and Hazel[Read More…]
SSFS offers fun, safe way to dance away domestic violence
South Suburban Family Shelter will offer area residents a chance to get outside and show their moves with its Dancing Away Domestic Violence fundraiser from 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 26. The socially distanced dance party at Martin Square in downtown Homewood will feature Linda Mines from Dawn’s Dancin’ Deevas[Read More…]
District 153 board says farewell to influential member Greg Lawrence
The Homewood School District 153 Board of Education gathers around outgoing member Greg Lawrence, who holds a copy of a resolution honoring his service to the district. Front row, from left, Ron Zinnerman, new member Broderick Booth, Deb Havighorst, Lawrence, President Shelly Marks, Ashanti Bethea. Back row, from left, Jim[Read More…]
Some H-F organizations plan to keep mask requirements in spite of new CDC guidance (free content)
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance on mask-wearing. The agency eased the mask recommendation for those who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 . “Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, except where[Read More…]
Families gather at Dolphin Lake on Saturday for annual McDowell Fishing Derby
Leila Kahn of Aurora and her fishing partner, Noelle Wick of Glen Ellen, watched with anticipation as Susan Murphy, a Homewood-Flossmoor Park District volunteer, measured the fish they caught in Dolphin Lake on Saturday. The girls were visiting Tom Konieczny of Homewood, who takes them to the William McDowell Fishing[Read More…]
Intense Conditioning emerges from pandemic shutdown in new, bigger home
For Intense Conditioning of Homewood, the silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic’s dark cloud arrived on April 3, when owner Janet Caldanaro officially reopened the business in a new home. Caldanaro started the business seven years ago almost to the day in a small shop at 18033 Dixie Highway. She[Read More…]
Calumet County Club is open for golfing
Breaking news: Homewood trustees vote to disconnect Calumet Country Club
Calumet Country Club will no longer be part of Homewood after the Board of Trustees approved an ordinance Tuesday to disconnect the property from the village. The move was required by a settlement agreement the village entered into with the property owner in January. Disconnection was sought by the previous[Read More…]
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