The Homewood-Flossmoor High School choir sings. Members of the choir audition to join the H-F Master Singers group, which will tour several cities in Europe during spring break. (Photo provided by H-F High School) The 55 members of the H-F Master Singers are holding an auction on Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. to raise money[Read More…]

Do you have a beautiful child? Or maybe one who could use some pointers on how to use a cell phone without irritating anyone? Dilsie Smith Vogue 15 Modeling & Talent Company/Academy of Refining and Etiquette, opening this month in Homewood’s Cherry Creek shopping center, will offer the H-F area’s[Read More…]

Elias Barbosa works Monday to string lightson the big evergreen tree in Irwin Park. David Becker manages thestring of lights on the ground. A Homewood Public Works crew decorated the big evergreen tree in Irwin Park on Monday, getting it ready for the holiday season and for the Holiday Lights in Homewood festival Friday[Read More…]

Hands go up as Parker Junior High School students vy to provide the answer to a question from state Rep. Will Davis, who visited the school Monday. Parker Junior High School students raised their hands Monday and then took a stab at the size of the Illinois state budget. $250,000? $500,000? $3[Read More…]

Nora McGrory, middle, tries to think which coupon she wants — one for chili at Twisted Q BBQ or one for an egg roll from Eat Rice — for helping identify the unique snowflake decoration in downtown Homewood. With her at Homewood Village Hall Saturday were, from left, her brother, Mickey, her[Read More…]

We are into a very family-oriented holiday season with Thanksgiving just past and Christmas just four weeks away. Yet for many facing domestic violence, the joy is overshadowed by extreme stress, says Vicki Meilach, community outreach coordinator of South Suburban Family Shelter (SSFS). Meilach offers these statistics: One in four[Read More…]

HF Chronicle editors Tom Houlihan and Marilyn Thomaspose at Park Press in South Holland on Tuesday with a plate from the first print edition of the newspaper.  The first print edition of the H-F Chronicle will hit the streets on Dec. 2. The Homewood-Flossmoor community’s own newspaper, published online for well[Read More…]

Local artists will contribute to Union Street Gallery’s efforts to forge stronger community connections and bring affordable art to the area during the holiday season, according to a gallery news release. The gallery at 1527 Otto Boulevard in Chicago Heights has renamed its popular annual show from “Twelfth Month” to[Read More…]

Trevor, 6, and Taylor, 12, workon a clue with their mom,Ayesha Washington. The clues were hiding in plain view, but that didn’t make the search any easier for the library scavenger hunt. A scavenger hunt? In a library? Homewood Public Library’s Youth Services Associate Librarian Kelly Campos used her creative[Read More…]

64 calls: Traffic Stop (36), Burglar Alarm (1), Assist Fire Dept. (2), Unwanted Subject (1), Sign/Signal Out (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (4), Parking Problem (1), Driving Complaint (1), Escort (1), Lockout (1), Request to Speak to officer (2), Disturbance (1), Suspicious Auto (2), Missing Person (2), Child Endangerment (1),[Read More…]