Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of articles that will describe plans for the future of the Chronicle and how we hope to achieve them. On Sunday, the Chronicle officially launched a fundraising campaign to raise money to help us continue to develop as the news source Homewood[Read More…]

68 calls: Traffic Stop (39), Suspicious Subject (5), Lockout (1), Burglar Alarm (5), Citizen Assist (3), Barking Dog (1), Disturbance (1), Custody Dispute (1), Assist Fire Dept. (5), Noise Complaint (1), Medical Alert Alarm (1), Domestic Disturbance (1), Neighbor Problem (1), Check Well Being (1), Parking Problem (2) Traffic Stop[Read More…]

Bags of golf balls allegedly pilfered from Coyote Run golf course are stored in the back of a Flossmoor police vehicle. Two people have been cited for the theft. (Photo courtesy of Flossmoor Police Department) Five big bags of balls – illegally gathered at Coyote Run Golf Course – were recovered this month[Read More…]

‘James & the Giant Peach’ presented at H-F High A beloved children’s story, “James & the Giant Peach,” will be presented as a children’s musical at Homewood-Flossmoor High School Sept. 25 and 26. The presentation, based on the book by Roald Dahl, tells the story of James who discovers a tree with a[Read More…]

The Flossmoor Bachelors ‘N’ Bachelorettes Modern Square Dance Club is sponsoring a new square dance course for beginners, according to a news release from the organization. The eight-week session will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at First Presbyterian Church, 17929 Gottschalk Ave. in Homewood beginning Sept. 24.  [Read More…]

From left, student Mayor Princess Jones and Flossmoor Mayor Paul Braun accept the village’s 37th straight annual award for achievement in financial reporting. (Photo provided by the Village of Flossmoor) Flossmoor is continuing its unbroken string of excellence in financial reporting, a record that goes back to the late 1970s. For the 37th[Read More…]

National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists MargaretColton,  left, and Heather Culbertson are seniors at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) Homewood-Flossmoor High School seniors Margaret Colton and Heather Culbertson have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They are in the running for a share of the $32 million in scholarship money National[Read More…]

A rabid bat was discovered Wednesday in the vicinity of the 1400 block of Douglas Avenue in Flossmoor. According to the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, the bat was submitted for rabies examination and determined to be rabid by the Illinois State Public Health Laboratory. The department[Read More…]

Melinda Bates who served in the White House during the Clinton Administration, will be the guest speaker for the Oct. 7 National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) – South Cook Section luncheon. Guests are welcome to come at 10 a.m. to Idlewild Country Club, 18860 Dixie Highway in Homewood, to view the Gift[Read More…]

Being a registered voter guarantees your right to vote. That’s why the League of Women Voters is conducting a national voter registration drive on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Locally, members of the League of Women Voters of the Homewood-Flossmoor Area will help residents get registered or update their registrations from 10[Read More…]