Garrett Gruberman shows his daughter, Lola, howto keep rhythm.     For her research project,  Sani Zinnerman portrayed  tennis star Venus Williams.  Sani shared the biography  of the outstanding athlete who  has won four Grand Slam titles.  (Photos by Marilyn Thomas/  HF Chronicle) The third and fourth graders at Homewood’s Churchill[Read More…]

The second Homewood Winter Indoor Farmers Market will include new vendors, according to the village. The free event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Marie Irwin Center, 18120 Highland Ave.  New vendors will include Mother Wilma’s Marshmallow Factory and Zeldenrust Farm Market[Read More…]

  Paige Dague of Homewood   started baking pies less   than five years ago, but she   mastered the craft quickly.   She has won top honors   with her pies   at the Illinois  State Fair the  past two years.   (Photos by Eric Crump/  HF Chronicle) Paige Dague’s third pie saved her from Cleveland. The educator and long-time Homewood resident went into[Read More…]

  Commuters exit a Metra   train at Flossmoor station  Wednesday afternoon.   Trains locally experienced   some delays but fared better   than the South Shore line   in Northwest Indiana, which    had to suspend service for   some time Wednesday.   (Photos by Eric Crump/  HF Chronicle) Homewood and Flossmoor police were busy Wednesday afternoon helping motorists involved in mishaps caused by wind-whipped[Read More…]

Students work to come up with an answer to aquestion on foreign aid spending during a sessionon international affairs at H-F High School.(Photos by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) If you were making international decisions about America’s position in the world, would you increase foreign aid, limit foreign aid or eliminate foreign[Read More…]

The snowstorm Feb. 24 was not the worst we’ve seen, but in terms of this mild winter, it was the best we could do. Forecasters called it a blizzard because strong winds and heavy, wet snow made visibility low at times during the afternoon and evening, causing some havoc for motorists[Read More…]

Homewood resident Maxamillian Morales has accepted an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point after he graduates May 29 from Homewood-Flossmoor High School.   Maxamillian  Morales Morales, 17, son of Karen and Carlos Morales, was nominated for the appointment by U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.). “Max is representative[Read More…]

Body cameras in law enforcement are increasingly seen as one way to enhance local policing efforts. But what’s the cost?   Keith Taylor During a recent executive management course, Sgt. Keith Taylor, of the Flossmoor Police Department, examined the implementation of body cameras in law enforcement. Taylor wrote a research[Read More…]

H-F High School art student Lucy Sloan discusses her work Saturday at Loulou Belle art and vintage good shop in Homewood.(Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) Homewood-Flossmoor High School student Lucy Sloan will be the first featured student artist at Loulou Belle, the new art and vintage good shop at 2049 Ridge Road[Read More…]

The 40th reunion of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Class of 1976 is set for April 1, 2 and 3. Organizers are inviting classmates to come celebrate the many great things about H-F and their personal memories of the years spent there. The pre-celebration party begins at 8 p.m. on Friday,[Read More…]