The Homewood District 153 school board expects to see an additional $1.2 million in its budget this year through savings and new state dollars. John Gibson, the district’s chief school finance officer, said this year the district expects to collect about $600,000 in additional state revenues, and will see a[Read More…]

The crowd gathers for a Starry Nights concert earlierthis summer. The Irwin Community Center not onlyhosts numerous activities and programs forpeople of all ages, its band shell and adjacentpark also provide the setting for summer concerts. (Photo by Quincy Crump/H-F Chronicle) Residents of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District are invited to a 4:30[Read More…]

Illinois state senators will give updates on the legislative session at the Homewood-Flossmoor League of Women Voters potluck supper on Monday, Sept. 12. The program starts at 6 p.m. at the Irwin Center, 18120 Highland Ave. in Homewood. The public is welcome. Guests are asked to bring a dish to[Read More…]

Opera and food are like a fine duet. Members of the Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus will bring the delights to life through food and the operatic music it inspired in a special “Music and Food Around the World” program at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at The Center for Performing[Read More…]

Dave Mattio, the longtime athletic director and football coach at Marian Catholic High School, died Wednesday, Sept. 7 after a battle with cancer. He was 68.   Dave Mattio A native of Chicago Heights, Mattio graduated from Marian Catholic in 1966 and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northern Illinois[Read More…]

Flossmoor village officials approved a measure to ban parking on a section of Vardon Lane to address traffic congestion issues near Western Avenue School.(Photo by Tom Houlihan/H-F Chronicle) Parking will be not be allowed on a street near Western Avenue School that has turned into a traffic bottleneck, especially during student drop-off[Read More…]

The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District has canceled its Fore & Pour event set for Saturday, Sept. 10. Although staff worked hard to put everything in place, the decision was made Tuesday to cancel. “We just didn’t get the response we needed,” Debbie Kopas, parks executive director, told commissioners at the Committee[Read More…]

Flossmoor Fest returns Sept. 10 with a full day of activities for all ages. This year’s festival — located on Sterling Avenue in downtown Flossmoor and at Flossmoor Park — again features food, music, games for the kids and a great chance for friends and neighbors to get together. The festival is[Read More…]

A number of hands go up after speaker Barry Aprison asks how many teachers are attending the launch of the Homewood Science Center’s STEM Network on Tuesday, Aug. 30. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The Homewood Science Center (HSC) might technically be located in the historic Gold home at 18022 Dixie Highway, but[Read More…]

What’s it like to own a car that’s nearly 100 years old? You’ll get your chance to see the venerable Ford Model A and ask questions of the owners when members of the Calumet Region of the Model A Restorers Club put their Model As on display from 10 a.m.[Read More…]