The sun did its part, providing a bright, warm day in which to remember the fallen. Homewood area residents responded by lining the streets, waving flags and cheering for the veterans, school marching bands, Scouts and local officials who marched along Dixie Highway to Veterans Park for the Memorial Day[Read More…]

Homewood Farmers Market launched its first summer season in its new home on Martin Square on Saturday, May 28.  The market included favorite features, including live music and returning vendors. There were new elements, too, including balloon creations by Mary Macaroni and fun science activities sponsored by the market’s neighbor,[Read More…]

Bella, a cooperative beagle, donned an oxygen mask this week to demonstrate a life-saving strategy for pets that are rescued from fires.   Homewood Fire Chief Bob   Grabowski, with help from   his dog, Bella, demonstrates   a pet oxygen mask donated   to the fire department by   Invisible Fence company.   (Photo by[Read More…]

The Cook County Highway Department is scheduled to begin concrete patching next week on Kedzie Avenue, according to a notice provided by Homewood village officials.  The patching project is slated to begin Tuesday, May 31, and will extend from 175th Street in Hazel Crest to the south side of 183rd[Read More…]

Rep. Will Davis, D-Homewood, is hosting a program for shredding documents and recycling electronics on June 11. The program is for 9 a.m. to noon at Raday Lodge, 3220 145th St. in Midlothian. The program will have on-site shredding of documents that contain personal information, such as bank statements, old[Read More…]

District 153 board members agreed to discontinue bus service for students who do not meet the state-mandated 1.5-mile distance from school. The board voted 5-0, with Ashanti Bethea abstaining, to eliminate the busing service for those students who live within walking distance. The new policy will begin with the new[Read More…]

Parker Junior High School Principal David Kennedy made a presentation to the Flossmoor District 161 school board this week showing that the number of disciplinary referrals declined in the first year of a new program. During the current school year, there were 43 referrals for fighting, Kennedy said. There were[Read More…]

After days of speculation, Homewood-Flossmoor High School administrators Thursday informed senior Taiylar Ball that she will be able to walk the stage at Sunday’s graduation ceremony.   Ball was denied entry to prom last weekend after she used the N-word in a poem during the May 19 senior talent show.[Read More…]

Fire trucks and ambulances have gotten wider in recent years, according to Homewood public safety officials. Streets haven’t. Homewood trustees soon will consider two new limitations on vehicle parking aimed at improving public safety after Police Chief Bill Alcott presented the options at the board meeting on Tuesday. If approved,[Read More…]

“Unfortunately due to this being a student discipline issue, we are not able to comment specifically regarding this student.” Homewood-Flossmoor High School released that statement after inquiries asking why senior Taiylar Ball was not allowed to attend prom on Saturday. The district did elaborate some on Ball’s use of language[Read More…]