South Suburban Family Shelter (SSFS) is seeking out “back to school angels” who can help the agency cover back-to-school supplies expenses for children.   The past nine years, local “angels” have adopted the school supply lists for several hundred children who receive services at SSFS, an agency that provides services[Read More…]

Miss any of Homewood’s spring events? Here’s a glimpse of area residents enjoying a celebration of trains, big machines at the Homewood Public Works open house, a Homewood Science Center PopUp Science event studying motion using homemade rollercoasters and an art-and-music filled 10th anniversary Art & Garden Street Fair. Rail[Read More…]

The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District commissioners approved a $14.73 million budget that includes several big-ticket items.   The district will collect $13 million in revenues. To balance the budget, the district is relying on reserves.    The budget shows $983,705 in capital, $1.6 million in principal and interest payments and $641,075[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 will have Superintendent Von Mansfield at the helm for at least three more years after the school board voted 4-2 to extend his contract Tuesday.   Von Mansfield  Board members John Farrell, Jody Scariano, Debbie Berman and Steve Anderson voted for a two-year contract extension.[Read More…]

Bob Wilson, a former Homewood businessman and village trustee, is being remembered for his many years of service in the South Suburbs.   Mr. Wilson, who moved to Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood 10 years ago, died June 8 from pancreatic cancer. He was 75.     Bob Wilson For more[Read More…]

The Homewood village board approved an ordinance establishing a new type of liquor license for Redbird Cafe.  The Class 7B license allows on-premises consumption of beer and wine only. It does not allow alcohol carry out or video gaming. No more than 25 percent of Redbird’s yearly receipts can be[Read More…]

Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., along with U.S. Senators Richard Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and the Democratic members of the Illinois Congressional delegation, have renewed their request for Gov. Bruce Rauner to explain how the Congressional Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act  (ACA) will affect Illinois families,[Read More…]

Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., joined by 30 other elected leaders, wrote to Gov. Bruce Rauner expressing their “collective support for construction of the South Suburban Airport” in Peotone. The leaders called the project “an incubator of innovation and generator of growth for our nation.”   “For decades, we’ve needed a[Read More…]

Metra announced on Monday that beginning 10 a.m. Monday, June 12, the south entrance and southern half of the Calumet platform will be out of service for about six months to complete a station renovation project. The north end of the station, which has been closed since Aug. 30, 2016,[Read More…]

  Riley Elmore, a West Dundee teen who competed   on “The Voice” talent show, will help La Voute   Bar + Bistro celebrate its second anniversary   on June 17. (Provided photo)  A Homewood restaurant will celebrate its second anniversary by hosting a performance by a teen singer who appeared on “The Voice.”   La Voute[Read More…]