A proposal by Illinois Sen. Toi Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) would provide up to seven paid sick days per year to full-time and part-time employees. Hutchinson said workers would earn an hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked. If Senate Bill 2147 is approved, Illinois would become the sixth[Read More…]
Author: HF Chronicle Staff
Rep. Kelly calls U.S. Supreme Court nominee an outstanding choice
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Board of Education awarded tenure to three staff members at a special meeting on April 5. Science teacher Evan Roberts, social worker Phillip Barker and College and Career Counselor Kevin Coy were given tenure after satisfactorily completing four years in their positions with District 233. The[Read More…]
Dramatization of Last Supper presented for Holy Week worship at St. Andrew Church
General Manager Shay Spears, center, introduces the staff of the new Homewood location of The RoomPlace. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The RoomPlace marked the opening of its 24th store with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, April 5. Paul Adams, CEO of The RoomPlace, thanks staff and contractors for the hard work that went into the extensive[Read More…]
Rep. Davis says state’s schools may be too ‘comfortable’ for funding change
It’s not every day that taxpayers hear of public works projects that come in under budget, but the final numbers for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s new Clubhouse building show a saving of approximately $111,000. Executive Director Debbie Kopas told board members at an April 5 Committee of the Whole meeting[Read More…]
Homewood schools referendum gets 80 percent approval
Midwestern weather has caused so much damage that the outdoor tennis courts at Orchard Park will be rebuilt, but the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District board decided the courts at Apollo Park will be repurposed. The park district has 32 outdoor courts, including those at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. At its meeting Tuesday,[Read More…]
H-F drama, group interpretation earn superior ratings
The Center for Dental Excellence will be putting smiles on patients on Friday, April 22, when staff gives free dental care through its annual Dentistry From The Heart program. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the office, 19615 Governors Highway in Flossmoor. Guest patients will be treated to coffee and[Read More…]
Annual pancake breakfast feeds two needs
Can you give a few hours to do a good deed? The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) is participating in Good Deeds Day on Sunday, April 10, and is looking for volunteers to help with three special projects in the South Suburbs. Good Deeds Day is an annual[Read More…]
District 161 to pay H-F teacher so three students can take advanced math class
Water and sewer rates are going up in Flossmoor. Village board members Monday unanimously approved a water and sewer rate increase of $1.25 per thousand gallons. The increase goes into effect, retroactively, as of April 1. With the increase, Flossmoor’s water and sewer rate now stands at $13.95 per thousand[Read More…]
March 2016 e-edition
St. Joseph School, 17949 Dixie Highway in Homewood, is welcoming prospective students and parents to the school for Open House Week April 18 through 21. Guests are invited to walk through the school between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. each day to get a look at how children work in[Read More…]
Meijer announces 280 job openings at Flossmoor superstore
Homewood Bat Company founder Todd Pals selects a billet from the rack while explaining the precision work necessary to create a baseball bat with the right weight. (Photos by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) When the Chicago Cubs’ Addison Russell hit a two-run home run March 7 in a spring training game, it was a good[Read More…]
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