Terell White, left, receives a new bicycle, compliments of Flossmoor Police Officer David Levy, who raised money to replace White’s previous bike, which was damaged in a collision with a car. (Photo by Tom Houlihan/HF Chronicle) Seven months after he was nearly killed while riding his bicycle to work, Terell White has a new[Read More…]

Trains on Metra’s electric line are experiencing significant delays Thursday after a wire problem stopped traffic at Homewood station. A Metra notice posted at 6:48 a.m. reported the problem and noted, “The duration of this delay is unknown but extensive delay are anticipated.” At 7:31 a.m. Metra announced that traffic[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s technology staff will be working over the summer to keep computer networks and equipment current. During its May meeting, Gary Posing, director of Information Services, presented the H-F School Board with a list of recommended improvements. The board approved spending $494,403 to cover the costs for the new equipment[Read More…]

A Flossmoor woman was killed in a bus crash Tuesday on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, according to a Chicago Tribune report. Aimee Coath, 51, was struck by the bus about 5:50 p.m. near Lake Street. Eight other people were injured in the crash, according to the report. The driver of[Read More…]

Waiting for the start of St. Joseph School graduation are,from left, Lindsey Coleman, Natalie Kurowski,Amya Hampton and Mary Kate Lynch.(Photo by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) It was an exciting evening Friday, May 29, when several St. Joseph School students were recognized at their graduation ceremony. Special honors were presented to Jada Houston[Read More…]

Anxiously waiting for commencement to begin are, fromleft, Olivia Marcana, Maeve Van Etten,and Brianna Valentine.(Photo by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) The gym at Homewood-Flossmoor High School was filled to capacity as family and friends came to support the 253 graduates of James Hart Junior High during commencement ceremonies on Monday, June 1. District[Read More…]

When you pick up a book this summer at the Homewood Public Library, you could be helping a local charity through the “Be a Hero in Our Community: Read for a Cause” program. The library will be donating $500 to three local charities. Donations will be based on how many books are read[Read More…]

The village of Homewood last week posted tobacco compliance check results for 2015, and most retailers were found to be in compliance with regulations, according to a news release from Homewood Police Department. All tobacco retailers in the village were inspected in three rounds of compliance checks from November 2014[Read More…]

Monday’s Flossmoor Village Board meeting has been canceled. The cancellation was announced on the village’s website. No explanation for the cancellation was given. The next board meeting will take place Monday, June 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road.

Students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School have been selected to participate in the national ACT-SO program in July in Atlanta. ACT-SO is an initiative of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).  ACT-SO is an acronym for the Afro-American, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics. It is an academic mentoring and enrichment program[Read More…]