Author: Eric Crump
Lawsuit settlement would keep former country club property in Homewood
A settlement in the two-year dispute over the future of the former Calumet Country Club in Homewood is on the agenda for the Homewood Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, Jan. 26. If approved, the agreement will settle a lawsuit filed by the new owner of the former Calumet Country Club,[Read More…]
State moves suburban region into Tier 1, allowing H-F restaurants and bars limited indoor service
Restaurants and bars in Homewood and Flossmoor can begin indoor service if they choose after state health officials announced Saturday that Region 10 moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1 COVID-19 mitigation restrictions. Limitations remain, however. Establishments are required to observe occupancy limits of 25% capacity or 25 people per[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: Homewood mayor recovers, state reports vaccine progress
Homewood mayor recovers. As of Friday, Jan. 8, more than 6% of Homewood’s population had contracted COVID-19. That includes Mayor Richard Hofeld. On Saturday, Hofeld was back in his business office after two weeks of isolation recovering from the infection. He said the virus hit him pretty hard with chills, fever[Read More…]
Flossmoor Library to participate in showing of anti-racism documentary ‘The Long Shadow’
Siren-blaring van in Flossmoor gets attention
It might have been a prank, but it was unsettling to some Flossmoor residents. A van blaring a siren and driving slowly through Flossmoor neighborhoods north and west of the downtown caused concern among some residents Wednesday night, according to reports on a local social media page. The sound was[Read More…]
‘A Virtual Winter Concert’ proves to be a charming replacement for traditional live performance
The tradition of gathering at schools to hear student musicians play their hearts out in an aural feast of holiday favorites was a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic this year. But the Virtual Winter Concert produced by Homewood-Flossmoor High School musicians more than made up for the loss. The video[Read More…]
New car will help Blue Island grandmother deal with tragedy and new family
Juneteenth recognized as holiday by Cook County
Juneteenth got another boost Thursday when the Cook County Commission voted to make the observance of African American emancipation a county holiday. Flossmoor officials recently announced support for a local Juneteenth parade and festival in 2021 that will be organized by You Matter 2, a local youth empowerment organization. Cook[Read More…]
Virtual pop-up newsroom on Dec. 19
On Nov. 21 the Chronicle hosted its first virtual pop-up newsroom, an informal opportunity for readers to stop in and talk. The idea is to replicate the old newsroom function of providing a place for readers and reporters to meet and converse about the issues of the day, to discuss[Read More…]
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