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…]

Allie Ellis, center, writes the answer provided byfriends Sean Smith and Laura Forbes at the FandomTrivia event. (Photos by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) There were some groans, some laughs and a lot of enjoyment at the Homewood Public Library’s first Fandom Trivia event March 11. While many would immediately write the answer,[Read More…]

Flossmoor District 161 is looking for a new school bus company after its transportation provider, Positive Connections, opted out of the current three-year contract. Superintendent Craig Doster said he believes that District 161 will realize “substantial savings” by searching for a new bus company in a competitive bidding climate.  [Read More…]

HF DECA’s board making the DECA Diamond sign(DECA’s logo), are from left Sam Cutrara, Bernie Coderre,Allie Humphrey, Lonzo Lynn, Hannah Lichtenberg,Ryan Bergal, Kevin Steiner, and Michael Havighorst.(Provided photos)   Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s DECA program had 16 students advance to international competition after competing March 10, 11 and 12 in state competition. The 16[Read More…]

The Colorado spruce that served as Homewood’s festive holiday tree for years fell victim to high winds on Wednesday afternoon. (Photos by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Irwin Park’s Colorado spruce near the intersection of Ridge Road and Gottschalk became the victim of extremely high winds on Wednesday. Residents stopped to take photos as news[Read More…]

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) calls President Barack Obama’s United States Supreme Court nomination of U.S. Court of Appeals Chief Justice Merrick Garland an excellent choice. Because only senators can confirm the nomination, Kelly calls on members of the U.S. Senate to be open to the nomination and vote on[Read More…]

“Is it I?” they ask Jesus one by one. The question of loyalty is repeated again and again when, at the Last Supper, Jesus tells his disciples one among them will betray him and one will deny him three times. The event marks the start of the most solemn time[Read More…]

Change is hard for both the Illinois Legislature and Illinois’ schools, says Rep. Will Davis, D-Homewood. Even though research shows Illinois is not putting adequate resources into its schools, the Legislature hasn’t found a viable way to improve funding.   Will Davis As the state’s game of governmental chicken drags[Read More…]

(Provided photo) Homewood-Flossmoor High School students will be competing in the Illinois High School Association’s sectional tournament on Saturday after its two productions won top honors in an invitational meet. H-F hosted the SWSC Drama and Group Interpretation Competition March 12. “Better Nate Than Ever,” the H-F Group Interpretation, received[Read More…]

Meijer announced Monday it is seeking applicants for 280 jobs at its Flossmoor superstore, scheduled to open this summer. ​ In a press release, the retailer said available positions will include openings for clerks and cake decorators, customer service jobs, cashiers, receiving clerks and meat cutters. Starting pay will be[Read More…]