Homewood District 153’s newest school board member Ashanti Bethea was sworn in at Monday’s special board meeting. Ashanti Bethea Bethea joined other re-elected board members Steve Anderson, Jim Schmidt and Alex Bosch in pledging to do their best for the district. Bethea has children attending Willow and Millennium Schools. She has been[Read More…]

Homewood Animal Hospital clients have been wondering why the business closed without notice late in April. Veterinarian Inderdeep Singh said Wednesday the hospital closed because of bankruptcy. Singh owned the business for the past three and a half years. Singh said he understood his clients were interested in having access[Read More…]

Flossmoor School District 161 reorganized its Board of Education leadership Monday, adding two new members as two other members left the board. Stephen Paredes Stephen Paredes was chosen as board president. A high school teacher and reading specialist, Paredes was first elected to the school board in 2013. Timijanel Boyd[Read More…]

A long-anticipated addition to Homewood’s dining scene is about to open. Fratello’s Café and Deli will open Monday, May 11, at 18201 Dixie Highway, according to the owners.  “We are excited to be opening and being a part of Homewood for many years to come,” co-owner Marco Caso said. Co-owner Adrian Martino[Read More…]

(Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) Crews began demolition work Tuesday on Martin Avenue north of Ridge Road.  The section of Martin Avenue from Ridge to Chestnut Road was closed a week ago in preparation for the work to begin on the streetscape project. The first phase of the $1.2 million[Read More…]

Railroad enthusiasts who can’t wait for Homewood Rail Fest May 16 will have another opportunity to indulge their interest May 9.  A CN official shows a guest how to use a crane simulator during a tour following the new training center ribbon-cutting ceremony in October. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) Canadian National will host an[Read More…]

Flossmoor Baseball and Softball players, coaches and fans were rewarded for their wait. After a rain-out of the opening day parade and festivities April 25, the weather Saturday, May 2, was ample compensation, sunny and mild. Here are some scenes from the parade as teams made their way from Parker[Read More…]

A Flossmoor man, on parole from an Illinois prison, was arrested last week following an April 26 home burglary in the village. Clayton Ebanks Clayton Ebanks, 22, of the 2600 block of Hawthorne Lane, was charged with residential burglary, said Deputy Police Chief Tod Kamleiter. Ebanks was arrested and charged[Read More…]

Flossmoor is continuing its eight-year, $7.28 million water main replacement project, with the latest phase of construction expected to begin later this month. Village board members Monday approved a $1,763,508 contract with Brandt Builders Inc., of Morris, to install new water mains throughout the village this year. Public Works Director John[Read More…]

A 10-year-old Flossmoor boy, on his way to the baseball field near the village’s downtown area, was injured Monday evening after he turned his bicycle into the path of a car, according to a police report. The boy was transported by ambulance to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn,[Read More…]