Hart School students donned surgical gear at theSTEM career fair to get a feel for work in an operatingroom. Staff from St. James Hospital explainedhow the DaVinci Surgical Robot has changed surgicalprocedures. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) What’s a STEM job of today?  Seventh graders at Hart School in Homewood[Read More…]

  Installing Rabid Brewing’s bar early in February are,from left, Vince Kempe, Ben Rodenberg, JaredCichon and Tobias Cichon. The bar was acquiredfrom the site of Homewood’s Tavern in the Woodsrestaurant before it was demolished recently.(Provided photo) A homegrown craft brewery took another step toward becoming a reality Tuesday, March 22,[Read More…]

Four Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduating seniors have been selected for internships as part of the Exelon Generation program.   H-F students, from left,  Blake Van Niel, Paris Napue  and Nolan Cardona will be  participating in an Exelon  summer internship program.  (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/  H-F Chronicle) Nolan Cardona, Paris Napue,[Read More…]

No changes are likely to Flossmoor’s long-standing restrictions on personal pickup trucks after village officials suggested a possible solution for a resident whose Ford F-150 was specially modified so that his wife can ride in her motorized wheelchair in the vehicle. At Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Village Manager Bridget[Read More…]

The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District gave approval to a special permit that will allow the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce to host Hops in Homewood in Irwin Park on July 30. At its March 15 meeting, the board agreed to the one-time liquor license as long as the event is cordoned[Read More…]

Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church in Flossmoor is getting a new pastor. The Rev. Jacek “Jack” Jura, currently associate pastor at St. Michael Church in Orland Park, will assume the duties of pastor on July 1.   Fr. Jacek “Jack” Jura Parishioners learned about the transition during church services[Read More…]

In March 2016, high winds toppled the community Christmas tree in Irwin Park.  Homewood-Flossmoor Park District officials determined the tree was not salvageable, so it was removed.  Within days, Homewood resident Carol Horeth offered her tree, a gift from Richard Irwin, to replace the holiday tree. At the Holiday Lights[Read More…]

Homewood trustees will consider measures Tuesday, March 22, intended to make local government a little more efficient.  If approved, the village will merge its Plan Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals. The combined board would be known as the Planning and Zoning Commission, according to Tom Vander Woude, Homewood[Read More…]

The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s annual Easter Egg Hunt took place at Irwin Park on Saturday morning, March 19. Photos by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle

The new mural at the entrance to Homewood Public Library. (Photos by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)   Local artist Katharine   Purvis works on the new   mural at HPL. Katharine Purvis is the first artist selected to create a temporary art installation at Homewood Public Library. The piece she created recently is a mural[Read More…]