It didn’t take long for Sweet Annie’s Bakery to become a Flossmoor favorite, with Anne Aboushousha serving baked goods with her signature smile. But when she decided to sell her business due to her family relocation to another state, she found new owners with similar interests in Michele Williams of[Read More…]

Alumni of Homewood-Flossmoor High School are organizing the first Red And White H-F Golf Classic on July 24 to develop a fund to underwrite summer training camp scholarships. John Wrenn (Photo courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) Supporters are hoping the event, with tee-off time at 2 p.m. at Coyote Run, will become an annual event.[Read More…]

Dog Days gives local pooches a chance to show their stuff, do a few tricks and maybe even win a prize.(HF Chronicle file photo) The village of Homewood is throwing a Block Party from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, according to a news release from the village.[Read More…]

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly spent more than an hour at Homewood Village Hall Saturday, the guest of Mayor Richard Hofeld at his weekly “meet the mayor” session.  Irv Anderson, center, describes the proposed community science center to U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, left, while his wife, Joanne, looks on. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) Kelly spoke[Read More…]

One person reportedly was injured in this one-vehicle traffic accident June 25 on 187th Street in Homewood. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) The driver of a vehicle that struck a tree in the 1100 block of 187th Street on June 25 was injured and was transported from the scene by ambulance, according to[Read More…]

A two-vehicle traffic accident June 21 in the 17400 block of Halsted Street injured five people, according to Homewood police. The crash was reported shortly after 3:30 p.m. All five occupants of a Chevy Tahoe involved in the crash were transported to local hospitals, police said.  The driver of a[Read More…]

Flossmoor police are looking for a man who drove away following a traffic stop earlier this month and was clocked at speeds up to 114 mph as an officer chased him down Cicero Avenue. The man, identified as a 23-year-old from Country Club Hills, faces charges of speeding, reckless driving,[Read More…]

If you are looking for a well-behaved and loyal companion, this 2-year-old lab/terrier mix is your guy!    Pumbaa Pumbaa has spent most of his life at South Suburban Humane Society as their current longest resident, but don’t let that deter you.   In his time at the shelter, he[Read More…]

On the left is a screenshot of Flossmoor’s vintage 2007 website front page. On the right is the village’s new website design, unveiled Thursday.  Flossmoor’s new and improved village website goes live after 4 p.m. today. The new site – located at www.flossmoor.org – is designed to improve communication, giving residents and[Read More…]

It’s only a matter of three steps — four if you count the connecting sidewalk — but a set of stairs in downtown Flossmoor has turned into a substantial headache for village officials. A small sidewalk stairway is proving to be a big headache for Flossmoor officials. (Photo by Tom Houlihan/HF Chronicle) Village board members this[Read More…]