The new addition to Parker Junior High School in Flossmoor.(Photo by Tom Houlihan/HF Chronicle) At a ceremony Thursday, Flossmoor District 161 community members will celebrate the completion of Parker Junior High School’s $7.5 million addition. School officials will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6:15 p.m. Aug. 27 at Parker, 2810[Read More…]

Get ready for a fun time Saturday at the Infant Jesus of Prague Block Party! For more than a decade members of Infant Jesus of Prague Parish, Flossmoor Road and Douglas Avenue in Flossmoor, have been coming together for a summer evening of neighborhood enjoyment. This year’s event opens with[Read More…]

Walmart has leased the former K-Mart store on Halsted Street and is asking the village to support a Class 8 property tax designation to help with redevelopment costs. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) Walmart is asking the village of Homewood to support its application for Class 8 property tax reductions from Cook County[Read More…]

53 calls: Traffic Stop (36), Assist Fire Dept. (2), Disabled Vehicle (3), Burglar Alarm (2), Lockout (1), Customer/Management Dispute (1), Citizen Assist (1), Unwanted Subject (2), Suspicious Subject (1), Disturbance (2), Noise Complaint (2) Traffic Stop (36) 12:00 a.m., 183rd St. & Cowing Ct. 12:09 a.m., 177th St. & Halsted[Read More…]

Unshaven Comics, a project of three local graphic artists, is running a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to produce its first graphic novel. The book by Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduates Marc Alan Fishman, Matt Wright and Kyle Gnepper  will be titled “The Samurnauts: Curse of the Dreadnuts.” The 192-page book will include[Read More…]

The east lobby of the Homewood train station was brighter than it has been for a while after receiving a fresh coat of white paint, part of a maintenance project being done by Metra Railways at the request of village officials.  The Homewood train station tunnel smelled less like stale water and more[Read More…]

MABAS Division 24 President Kevin Welsh holds the ribbon while U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly does the honors as Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld, left, and state Sen. Napolean Harris, right, look on. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of MABAS 24’s new facility at 17555 Ashland Ave. in Homewood.  “We’ve got your back,” is the motto of[Read More…]

53 calls: Traffic Stop (31), Stray Animal (2), Found Property (1), Check Well Being (2), Burglar Alarm (1), Assist Fire Dept. (7), Lockout (2), Disabled Vehicle (1), Unwanted Subject (1), Suspicious Subject (1), Identity Theft (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (2), Suspicious Circumstances (1) Traffic Stop (31) 12:02 a.m., 183rd[Read More…]

Friends of Homewood PublicLibrary President John Burkecuts a ribbon to officially mark the opening of FORT, the library’s new teen space, which was financed by a grant from the Friends organization. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) Members of the Friends of the Homewood Library made it official Wednesday when they celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark[Read More…]

61 calls: Traffic Stop (37), Suspicious Circumstances (1), Burglar Alarm (1), Medical Alert Alarm (1), Citizen Assist (1), Disoriented Subject (1), Found Property (1), Retail Theft (3), Traffic Accident with Damage (2), Lockout (4), Assist Fire Dept. (3), Customer/Management Dispute (1), Check Well Being (1), Barking Dog (2), Parking Problem[Read More…]