Ingalls Health System is planning a merger with the University of Chicago Medical Center. Ingalls Hospital in Harvey has been an independent community hospital for 92 years. Rep. Will Davis, D-Homewood, invites the community to give testimony on the proposed merger at a community meeting from 4 to 7 p.m.[Read More…]

Flossmoor School District 161 is looking for residency cheats. As a new academic year starts – Aug. 22 is the first full day of class – as many as 12 prospective students enrolling in district schools have been “red-flagged” for residency questions, Superintendent Craig Doster said this week. That means[Read More…]

Metra announced Tuesday, Aug. 16, that Calumet station will undergo rehabilitation work that will affect access to the platform.   Deterioration is evident   along the base of a   Calumet train station   warming house.  (Chronicle 2015 file photo) Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 30, the north entrance and the north half of the platform will be closed[Read More…]

Critics of the Homewood-Flossmoor Board of Education’s decision to fire Principal Ryan Pitcock in June pressed their case at Tuesday’s school board meeting. At issue is the chain of events leading to Pitcock’s dismissal on June 21. Flossmoor resident Dean Armstrong, an attorney, opened the discussion with a half-hour presentation[Read More…]

A new school year begins at Homewood-Flossmoor High School with a familiar greeter. Andrew Lindstrom, aka “Mr. Red and White,” stood outside the south building starting at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday to welcome teachers and students to the first day of the fall semester. “Good morning. Welcome!” he said to each[Read More…]

A rabid bat was found Tuesday in Flossmoor, according to an alert from the Cook County Department of Animal Control. The bat was discovered on Aug. 16 in the vicinity of the 3000 block of Bob O Link Road. It was submitted to the Illinois State Public Health Laboratory and[Read More…]

Nine Flossmoor streets will be resurfaced this year as part of the annual motor fuel tax program. Village board members Monday awarded a contract to D Construction, Inc., of Coal City, which is expected to begin the resurfacing work in September. Public Works Director John Brunke told the board that[Read More…]

Flossmoor residents have until the end of the year to order free rain barrels through a Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) program. (Provided photo) Village board members Monday approved an intergovernmental agreement with the MWRD that allows residents to receive rain barrels free of charge if they place an order[Read More…]

The Dorband-Howe House on 183rd Street has been home to the Homewood Historical Society for almost 30 years. The society will soon celebrate the home’s 125th anniversary.(Chronicle file photo) There’s a special celebration happening on Sunday, Aug. 21, as the Homewood Historical Society marks the 125th anniversary of the Dorband-Howe House. Between 2[Read More…]

A sign posted recently at the Flossmoor viaduct promotesthe Tuesday meeting of the Homewood-FlossmoorDistrict 233 Board of Education. This and anothersign apparently were created by We are HF,a group of residents that formed followingthe ouster of former H-F High School PrincipalRyan Pitcock. The group’s stated mission isto encourage more accountability[Read More…]