It’s a kindergarten classroom full of fun as studentsat Willow School don crowns and glasses shapedlike the number 100 to mark 100 days of learning.(Photos by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) Students at Homewood’s Willow School marked the 100th day of school on Thursday, Feb. 11. It was a day to celebrate[Read More…]

Former major league pitcher John Ely will return to the South Suburbs this spring to instill the best of the game as manager of the Southland Vikings.   John Ely Having been with several major league teams during his career, Ely has great insights and experience to offer the 28[Read More…]

Temple Anshe Sholom is hosting a musical tribute on March 13 dedicated to the memory of cantor Jenny Izenstark, a former Homewood resident. The 90-minute program, featuring cantors Deborah Bard, Rebecca Garfein, Aviva Katzman and Alberto Mizrahi, will be a collection of popular and liturgical music celebrating Izenstark’s life. She[Read More…]

Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) will host a Housing Expo on Saturday, March 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the New Early Learning Center, located at 729 Engle St., in Dolton. Participants will learn about loan modification, foreclosure prevention, down-payment assistance programs and how to appeal property taxes. Banks[Read More…]

Asian Harbor Restaurant was in the spotlight when guests on the WTTW-Channel 11 program “Check Please!” gave their assessments of the Homewood venue. Suggested by Terrence Boone, the restaurant got good reviews from the two other guests who enjoyed Asian Harbor’s décor, sushi, other Pan-Asian specials and specialty drinks. The[Read More…]

Ingalls Memorial Hospital is hosting a job fair March 4 for persons interested in working as clinical lab associates (phlebotomists) and medical technologists. The fair is from 8 a.m. to noon in the lower level of the hospital’s Professional Office Building, 156th and Wood Streets in Harvey. To be considered,[Read More…]

Flossmoor Volunteer Fire Corporation is raising money to complete restoration of the venerable Engine No. 4. (Provided photo) First, the numbers. It’s 30 feet long and weighs about 12,000 pounds. It has a six cylinder engine and can travel up to 40 mph. It gets 2.7 miles to the gallon. When it[Read More…]

The James Hart Junior High School eighth-grade basketball team took third place in the state tournament with a victory Feb. 18 over Summit Hill Junior High. On Tuesday, the Panthers received kudos from the Homewood Board of Trustees, which approved a resolution honoring the team’s accomplishment. They were competing in[Read More…]

Hart School students, from left, Greta Schmidt, ChaseBethea and Joseph Cole at the dress rehearsal for“Shrek Jr.” being presented March 3 and 4.(Photos by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle)   Andrew Heligas portrays  Pinnochio in the Hart School  presentation of “Shrek Jr.” “Shrek the Musical,” the story of the ornery green ogre who[Read More…]

Renovations at Flossmoor Public Library have brought a number of improvements for patrons, including opening up space where newspaper displays used to be.(Photos by Tom Houlihan/HF Chronicle) Flossmoor Public Library staffers, looking for ways to improve the 10-year-old facility, put their heads together and came up with a plan. Recently completed renovations[Read More…]