Emma, left, and Allie Steiner enjoy the Splash Pad at Millennium Park in Homewood on Wednesday morning, July 22. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) Homewood-Flossmoor Park District staff got numerous positive comments from board members Tuesday for the time and effort they put in keeping the splash pad operating. This past weekend, a power surge[Read More…]

Voters in Homewood and Flossmoor interested in higher education may apply by Aug. 3 for an open seat on the Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees. The new trustee will serve until the April 2017 election. Trustee Peg Donohue resigned from the board after serving for eight years.  Donohue worked for[Read More…]

A Flossmoor man is facing a felony weapons charge after allegedly taking a handgun from his family’s home, police said. Martell Harris, 22, of the 3000 block of MacHeath Crescent, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon following his arrest at the Flossmoor Metra station, according to a police[Read More…]

Homewood Police Department Deputy Chiefs Denise McGrath and Bill Alcott were among 30 south suburban police chiefs and social service advocates joining U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) at a Summit on Public Safety and Violence Prevention. The program convened by the congresswoman on Monday, July 20, gave her a chance to discuss strategies[Read More…]

Percy Harris took his seat on the Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees on Wednesday, July 15. Percy Harris takes the oath of office to join the Homewood Public Library Board of Trustees. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) Harris joins board members Lisa Korajczyk, Jennifer Muryn, Sara Sterbenc, Chris Flor, Murray Barr and George[Read More…]

You can register to vote and test your civics knowledge when you visit the booth hosted by the League of Women Voters of Homewood-Flossmoor at the Homewood Farmers Market. The booth will be staffed from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, and again Aug. 8, Aug. 22 and Oct. 3.[Read More…]

50 calls: Traffic Stop (25), Burglar Alarm (5), Traffic Accident with Damage (2), Disabled Vehicle (1), Check Well Being (4), Assist Fire Dept. (3), Parking Problem (1), Special Watch (1), Stray Animal (1), Hit & Run (1), Lockout (2), Retail Theft (1), Suspicious Subject (1), Juvenile Problem (1), Theft (1)[Read More…]

From left, HF Soccer Club officials Cyrus Elion and Ray Cook at Homewood Farmers Market on Saturday, July 18, to promote the club’s fall season. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) As HF Soccer Club heads into the second season of its 41st year, popularity of the sport continues to rise, according to club[Read More…]

Kamya Cave, left, and Bailey Sheridan work selling lemonade at the Homewood Farmers Market on Saturday. They were among volunteers raising money to help local science teacher Ric Druse, whose house was destroyed by a tornado in June. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) The heat helped. The cause helped. And the sale pitch helped.  “You[Read More…]

65 calls: Traffic Stop (36), Fireworks Complaint (1), Lockout (1), Burglar Alarm (5), Hit & Run (1), Check Well Being (3), Assist Fire Dept. (3), Abandoned Vehicle (1), Stray animal (1), Suspicious Subject (4), Disabled Vehicle (1), Found Property (1), Sign/Signal Out (1), Parking Problem (1), Customer/Management Dispute (1), Traffic[Read More…]