Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., spent time over the April Congressional recess hosting a youth job expo and putting a focus on training through bills linking youth to job opportunities and training programs with community colleges.   Kelly represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress.   “It’s no secret that our community[Read More…]

  Outgoing District 153 board member Steve Anderson  proudly wears the Cubs jacket he got as a parting gift  from his fellow school board members. Anderson is  thanked for his 10 years of service by Shelly Marks,  board president, and Superintendent Dale Mitchell.  Anderson resigned to take a seat on the District  233 school board. (Photo by[Read More…]

The District 233 school board election is past, but tensions continue between supporters and opponents of the current board and administration. Two petitions circulated this past week to register support for positions held by both sides.  The District 233 school board will be taking action on 2017-18 salaries for district administrators[Read More…]

Flossmoor School District 161 school board members this week failed to approve the proposed hiring of a firm to verify the residency of students and improve the registration process. The board voted three-to-three on the administration’s recommendation. Voting for the recommendation were Stephen Paredes, Christine Marks and John Simmons.  Voting[Read More…]

During her nearly 30 years in banking, Anita Glencoe of Flossmoor has been helping to shatter the male dominant stereotypes about bankers.     Anita Glencoe Today Glencoe is senior vice president/senior portfolio manager at Bank of America’s offices in Chicago, but when she started “there were very few women”[Read More…]

Supporters from throughout the South Suburbs will come together April 22 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Diversity Dinner, a yearly event that brings residents together for conversations on race in a friendly environment.   “We say it’s one of the secrets of the South Suburbs,” said Ruby Marsh[Read More…]

Steve Anderson, Annette Bannon and Beth Larocca each pledge the Homewood-Flossmoor High School community will have transparency in all board dealings. On Tuesday, April 4, they defeated three incumbents – Richard Lites, Gerald Pauling and Andy Lindstrom – and challenger Eric Grant in a seven-way race for three four-year terms[Read More…]

  Paul Braun    Jeanne “Gigi”   Gummerson  It’s the first competitive mayor’s race in Flossmoor since 2009. For weeks, hundreds of signs in support of the two mayoral candidates – Jeanne “Gigi” Gummerson and Paul Braun, the two-term incumbent – have dotted the village. Flossmoor voters will make their decision on[Read More…]

Here at the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle, we truly believe our namesake communities are excellent places to live and raise families.    Tom Houlihan  That’s partially because we’re parents who know the enormous benefits to bringing up kids in towns where the schools are the centerpiece of community life, and where diversity[Read More…]

Homewood residents have until noon Saturday, April 1, to get orders in for half-price trees through the village’s TreeShare Program. Residents can purchase up to two trees and split the cost with the village.Varieties available and residents’ costs are:  Gingerbread maple,  $84 Bitternut hickory,  $33 American yellowwood,  $77 Hardy rubbertree,[Read More…]