The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Foundation presented 14 scholarships at the May 20 honors convocation. The awards will help underwrite college expenses. The foundation manages and distributes the scholarship awards funded by families and friends or through special donations. Most winners were chosen by a selection committee established by the Guidance[Read More…]

Crews are making finishing touches to the Thornton Composite Reservoir, which is expected to be ready to collect water this summer. (Photo by Tom Houlihan/HF Chronicle) Tony Gaudry is a miner who works 300 feet underground – and a mile from Homewood. Since 2011, he has shored up a 30-foot-high tunnel with steel,[Read More…]

An armed robbery occurred just before midnight Saturday, May 16, in the parking lot of a restaurant in the 18800 block of Dixie Highway, according to Homewood police. The robber approached as the victim opened a car door, police said.   “The male offender was wearing dark clothing and displayed[Read More…]

Satisfactory work led the Homewood-Flossmoor Board of Education to renew several contracts for the coming school year. At their May 19 meeting, board members agreed to extend the $1.3 million contract with Chartwells food service for the 2015-16 year. The company runs and manages the food service at both the North and South[Read More…]

A Hazel Crest man was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle after a Homewood police officer observed the vehicle parked near a store on the east side of the village. Anthony Fields Jr., 18, of the 17500 block of Oakwood, was arrested after the vehicle was spotted shortly after[Read More…]

The Memorial Day parade in Homewood Monday was a damp one, accompanied by rain showers, but soon after it arrived at the Veterans Memorial on Harwood Avenue, the clouds began to break up and the sun came through. Wally Burns VFW Post 8077 Commander John Beele served as master of ceremonies.[Read More…]

H-F school board member Jody Scariano with teacherGreg Petecki, left, prepare to cut the ribbon dedicatingKarve, the newest public sculpture by H-F students.(Photo by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) Karve reflects as a star on theH-F bio pond. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) The karve, the latest student-created sculpture at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, is[Read More…]

Rain? No problem. Local residents brought umbrellas and lined the Dixie Highway-Olive Road-Harwood Avenue route in spite of a moderate rain shower minutes before the parade was set to begin. Veterans, Boy Scouts, public safety vehicles, local officials and three school bands led by a color guard and bagpiper helped[Read More…]

At the May 11 Academic Awards Ceremony, top students received the scholastic pin for earning honor roll status 12 or more times during their high school career. To be placed on the high honor roll, students must be enrolled in at least five classes and achieve all A’s. Students on the honor[Read More…]

Anyone who wanted to know what it is like to operate a backhoe or see the view from a towering bucket truck or learn how Homewood’s water plant works could have found the answers in one convenient spot Saturday, May 16. Dozens of families ignored the threat of rain to[Read More…]