That old cell phone you put in the drawer can help underwrite services at South Suburban Family Shelter. The agency is looking for individual phone donations or organizations willing to run an old phone collection drive. Phones will be sent to a recycler and the money will help fund South Suburban Family Shelter’s[Read More…]

57 calls: Traffic Stop (34), Assist Fire Dept. (4), Traffic Accident with Damage (3), Medical Alert Alarm (1), Burglar Alarm (5), Hit & Run (2), Suspicious Subject (1), Customer/Management Dispute (1), Parking Problem (1), Check Well Being (2), Criminal Damage to Property (1), Suspicious Circumstances (2) Traffic Stop (34) 12:00[Read More…]

65 calls: Traffic Stop (41), Escort (1), Assist Other Agency (1), Suspicious Subject (1), Disabled Vehicle (2), Check Well Being (5), Driving Complaint (1), Stray Animal (1), Assist Fire Dept. (1), Burglar Alarm (5), Traffic Accident with Damage (1), Found Property (1), Neighbor Problem (1), Hit & Run (1), Disturbance[Read More…]

Homewood residents Syvia Tillman and Erin Roeper were reelected to a two-year term as co-presidents for the League of Women Voters of the Homewood-Flossmoor Area at its annual meeting May 2. State Sen. Michael Hastings speaks at the League of Women Voters annual meeting.(Photo provided) Serving with them are Mary Emily Grant of[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor High School recently honored students who during the 2014-15 academic year earned straight-A grades in all subjects. They were recognized at the Academic Awards Ceremony on May 11. Andrew Adams, Lauren Agrigento, Sarah Albers Fester, Emma Anderson, Antonio Archilla, Haley Atherton, Christine Augustin, Margaret Austin, Jessica Barry, Carli Bell, Ryan Bergal, Olivia Bergeron,[Read More…]

Travel for local rail commuters was nearly back to normal this morning as Metra quickly recovered from a derailment near 11th Street in Chicago. Metra posted a notice at 1:13 a.m. that Train No. 150 from University Park derailed at 12:52 a.m., affecting traffic on two of three tracks. The[Read More…]

To celebrate Public Works Week, Homewood Public Works opened its facility at 17755 Ashland Ave. to the public Saturday, May 16. Families could tour facilities and learn about the workings of the department. Kids got a chance to see and experience how some of the department’s big machines work. Related[Read More…]

45 calls: Traffic Stop (24), Burglar Alarm (7), Assist Fire Dept. (4), Suspicious Subject (3), Check Well Being (3), Lockout (1), Domestic Disturbance (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (1), Disabled Vehicle (1) Traffic Stop (24) 12:05 a.m., 183rd St. & Governors Hwy. 12:27 a.m., 18300 Halsted St. 12:53 a.m., Harwood[Read More…]

High, uncut weeds at vacant houses are dangerous, resident Ana Washington told the Flossmoor Village Board Monday. “I can only think of the little kids,” said Washington, an 11-year resident of the Heather Hill neighborhood. “Someone could hide in those weeds. Some child could get hurt and we’d never know[Read More…]