Mu Alpha Theta math honors society and the Spanish, French, Art and Tri-M Music National Honor Societies at Homewood-Flossmoor High School are inducting new members.   To be selected for Mu Alpha Theta, students have an A average in regular level math classes, or grades of A and B in[Read More…]

  The regional Scholastic Bowl winners from James  Hart School. (Provided photo)  Are you smarter than a James Hart School student?  Teacher Rick Druse would be happy for you to prove your abilities by going against any student on the school’s winning Scholastic Bowl team.   Team members can think quickly on[Read More…]

  From left, Mike Galderio, Charlene Dyer, Larry Garth  and Carla Roberson pose with a poster showing  examples of banners honoring veterans. Dyer and  Garth, members of the Homewood Veterans Committee,  are raising money to create similar banners in  Homewood. Galderio, owner of Balagio Ristorante,  sponsored the Veterans Committee breakfast  on April 8, and Roberson, a[Read More…]

  Certified arborist and tree climber Aaron Meyer thins  branches off a Honey Locust tree along Harwood  in Homewood. (Photos by Mary Compton/H-F Chronicle)  Scanning the trunk of the tree — a silver maple — it was easy to see signs of decay. A pair of large branches were already dead. Three large holes —[Read More…]

  Mergansers make for quite a sight at the lakeshore ―  if you can see. (Tom Houlihan/H-F Chronicle)  Viewpoint:  The commentary below represents the ideas, observations and opinions of the author. And, on the seventh day after eye surgery, I saw a junco on the back patio.   Tom Houlihan This[Read More…]

Life keeps us busy and at the end of the day if a parent counted up how many minutes their children had their complete undivided attention, they may be surprised by the sparse total. That focused one-on-one time tends to decrease as children grow, spending more time doing homework or[Read More…]

Good kids make bad choices. Peer Jury tries to set them on the right course.   Based on the principles of restorative justice, Peer Jury allows the Homewood and Flossmoor Police Departments to give teens under the age of 18 the chance to make amends for their misdemeanor crime and[Read More…]

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    Water main work proceeds April 13 at Sterling   and Dundee avenues in Flossmoor. (Photo by Eric   Crump/H-F Chronicle)  The replacement of water pipes in Flossmoor marches on after the village board on Monday, May 1, decided materials being used were safe. The issue of new piping came to light after some[Read More…]

The Homewood District 153 school board held a special meeting Monday, May 1, to elect officers and declare a vacancy on the board.   Shelly Marks will continue as board president. Alex Bosch was elected vice president and Gregory Lawrence will serve as secretary.   Marks then declared a vacancy[Read More…]