H-F students Turner Buckminster (Gianmarco Petrelli) visitswith Lizzie Bright (Aundria LaNier, standing) and the Trippsiblings, (seated from left) Abbie (Shelby Leigh Dorsey),Bobby (Tina Calhoun) and Mary (Joli Gill) in the play, LizzieBright & the Buckminster Boy. (Photo provided by J.R. Rose)   Homewood-Flossmoor High School students will present “Lizzie Bright & the Buckminster Boy,”[Read More…]

Members of the “Hairspray” cast. The Drama Group will produce the show starting May 1. (Provided photo) Oh, the many lives of hairspray. If the original 1960s Rayette Aqua Net hairspray could still be found on drugstore shelves, it’s a pretty certain bet the mid-century aerosol once again would find glory.[Read More…]

Homewood trustees unanimously approved two measures Tuesday that are designed to enable Menards to expand its store on Halsted Street — and remain in Homewood.  Homewood trustees agreed Tuesday to sell 175th Street east of Halsted Street to Menards to enable a planned expansion to the store. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) Village Manager Jim Marino[Read More…]

A Hazel Crest man was arrested shortly after 6 p.m. Friday after Homewood police received reports of a man looking into cars at McDonald’s restaurant at 3132 183rd St. Terry Dingle, 25, of the 18100 block of Kedzie, was charged with illegal possession of ammunition and resisting a peace officer,[Read More…]

Award-winning storytellers Bill Lepp and Andy Offutt Irwin proved great stories are not confined to books at the Homewood Public Library as they weaved tales for a delighted audience at an April 20 program.  Bil Lepp weaves a tale at Homewood Public Library Monday, April 20. (Photo by Annie Lawrence/HF Chronicle) Lepp is a five-time[Read More…]

Meijer officials and Flossmoor village board members dothe ceremonial spade work Tuesday to mark the start ofconstruction of the Meijers store in Flossmoor. (Photo by Tom Houlihan/HF Chronicle) Tuesday’s groundbreaking for the Meijer superstore was heralded as the beginning of a new commercial partnership and also the culmination of a six-year effort[Read More…]

A truck hauling refinery equipment is parked in thenorthbound side of Governors Highway after the driverrealized the equipment would not fit through theMetra viaduct on Flossmoor Road. (Photo by TomHoulihan/HF Chronicle)   A truck pulling a giant piece of equipment to an Indiana oil refinery had to be re-routed through a Flossmoor neighborhood Tuesday[Read More…]

H-F lacrosse coach Mark Thompson. (Photo by Marilyn Thomas/HF Chronicle) Back in 2005, Mark Thompson didn’t have to be coaxed into coaching lacrosse at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. That he’s still at it nearly a decade later says much about his love of the sport and willingness to work with young people. An[Read More…]

Martin Avenue between Ridge and Chestnut roads was closed Monday, April 27, as streetscape improvements began.  Fencing and road closed signswent up Monday as the Martin Avenue streetscape project begins. (Photo by Eric Crump/HF Chronicle) The project is the first phase of an effort to upgrade Martin Avenue from Village Hall to Kroner[Read More…]

A family enjoys a game at Irwin Park during a Starry Nights event last year. Volunteers will pitch in Saturday to get H-F parks ready for another busy summer. (File photo)   The greenest volunteer day in the Homewood-Flossmoor community is coming this Saturday to area parks. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s 29th annual[Read More…]