Drivin’ the Dixie participants parks at St. Paul Church during the 2015 event. This year they will congregate at the St. Joseph School parking lot, 17951 Dixie Highway.(Chronicle file photo) “Heads swivel when an antique car passes,” said Elaine Egdorf, chairwoman of the Homewood Heritage Committee. “When dozens of vintage and classic cars[Read More…]

As the school year wound down, staff at Churchill School planned a day of outdoor activities June 3 for the third and fourth graders. The sun was out, the temperature was perfect and the students had a day of fun – third graders in the morning and fourth graders in[Read More…]

Published Thursday, June 16, 2016.

Flossmoor is getting ready to test applicants to the village’s police department. The department needs to update its eligibility list for prospective officers every two years, Police Chief Michael Pulec said. The current list expires in September. Pulec announced the latest round of testing last week. Application packets will be[Read More…]

A voter registration table will be set up at the Homewood Farmer’s Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 18. The League of Women Voters Homewood-Flossmoor Area will host the registration drive for Illinois residents who will be new voters in November, or who have moved and[Read More…]

(Photo by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) Lions Pool reopened Saturday just as temperatures in the area soared in the summer’s first heat wave. The pool was closed last weekend when a crack was discovered in the bottom of the pool. Homewood-Flossmoor Park District quickly addressed the problem, and the pool reopened[Read More…]

(Photo by Tom Houlihan/H-F Chronicle) Flossmoor officials this week got a look at proposed village hall renovations designed to add more space to the existing municipal complex, which first opened in the 1970s. No decision is expected before the start of budget discussions early next year. Village board members are[Read More…]

Through the Flood members, from left, Kendall Carter, Emily Koditek, Charlotte McManus and Jonny Van Til. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) What does friendship sound like?  It can be a bit loud.    Keyboardist Charlotte   McManus is the youngest   and smallest member of   the group. She says people   sometimes are dubious   when[Read More…]

      Dorothy Roberson, on the   left in the purple shirt,   dances while her line   dance instructor, Ginny   Coppess, looks on. (Photos   by Brittney Ermon/H-F   Chronicle) Homewood resident Dorothy Roberson has been participating in the line dancing classes at the Marie Irwin Community Center for nearly six years. Roberson[Read More…]

Anyone who enjoys garage sales should come to Flossmoor this Saturday. About 20 homes have signed up for Flossmoor’s community garage sale, taking place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 11 at various locations around the village. “The focus of the sale is to get the people of Flossmoor[Read More…]