Ingalls Health System CEO Kurt Johnson, left, and Eugene Feingold, chair of the Ingalls Health SystemBoard of Directors, announced on Thursday that Ingalls has signed a letter of intent to combine services with University of Chicago Medicine. (Provided photo) Ingalls Health System, a vital provider of medical services in the South Suburbs, including a[Read More…]

Students at Willow Schoolcreated a wall display ofpictures of family memberswho are veterans. BraneyaHarris, left, a first grader,holds photos of her cousinand brother. Peyton Miller,center, and ClaraStarkenberg, both kinder-garteners, have relativescurrently serving. Veterans were saluted and serenaded by students at James Hart School in Homewood as part of the District[Read More…]

In an effort to keep up with the competition, two Homewood establishments will expand their liquor offerings to include distilled spirits. Village board members Tuesday approved requests from the owners of Twisted Q and Grape & Grain to change their liquor licenses to increase the types of drinks allowed at[Read More…]

Hands from the Heartland volunteers pose with the results of a year’s labor to create woolen items for homeless veterans in the Chicago area.  The cold winds of winter will soon be here, but thanks to knitters in the Hands from the Heartland group, area homeless veterans will be better protected. The[Read More…]

Click on the image to get a PDF version of the flyer to print. Diners at Flossmoor Station on Thursday, Nov. 12, will be able to help the H-F Master Singers spring break tour to Europe just by having a good meal. When diners bring a Cook’s Day Off flyer with them[Read More…]

Area residents who want to support the development of the Homewood Community Science Center have a new opportunity — and an approaching deadline. The next formal step in developing the Homewood Community Science Center will be the formation of a nonprofit organization to guide the development and operation of the center,[Read More…]

The “no parking” signs installed in the lot behind Eldridge and Eldridge Dental Group may come down as quickly as they went up.​ A sign placed in the parking lot north of 1944 Ridge Road, part of an ongoing dispute between two downtown businesses. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) The signs, embedded in the parking[Read More…]

Shoppers flock to downtown Homewood during the 2014 Holiday Lights festival. The festival is one of several key events for downtown businesses. (HF Chronicle file photo) Some holiday shoppers could find themselves earning a bonus for shopping at downtown Homewood stores in coming weeks.  The Downtown Homewood Business Association (DHBA) is hoping to[Read More…]

In a few days, the Homewood District 153 school board will decide what it will ask of voters in a March referendum.  At its Monday, Nov. 16, meeting the board will announce its plan for future funding, and whether District 153 may soon have three schools. Closing Millennium School and[Read More…]

Flossmoor School District 161 will be filling two key administrative positions before the start of a new academic year next summer. ​Superintendent Craig Doster said Monday that the district will soon post job notices for principal at Heather Hill School and for director of special education. He expects the job[Read More…]