Veterans were drawn to the Homewood Public Library Saturday for the first Veterans Benefits Fair to gather information and learn from 15 organizations. Tiffany Davis, of Catholic Charities Supportive Services for Veterans Families, and Michael L. Cameron, of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, provide assistance to several local veterans Saturday at the Veterans Fair sponsored by Homewood Veterans Committee. (Photo[Read More…]

The Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 board approved the repaving of the South Building parking lot this summer.  The job will begin June 2 and should take a month according to Business Manager Ken Parchem. The work will be done by Accu-Paving Co. of Broadview for $351,600.  Parchem said the $100 annual fee students[Read More…]

Homewood Animal Hospital apparently has closed its doors. Customers of the business at 2207 W. 183rd St. reported the abrupt closure Thursday.  An answering service representative said she was advised to tell callers the hospital is closed permanently and to seek health care for pets at other area veterinary services.No[Read More…]

Menards in Homewood plans to expand soon. (File photo) Homewood trustees will consider measures Tuesday that would vacate 175th Street east of Halsted to make way for Menards store to expand. Trustees will vote on an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Thornton. Under the agreement, Thornton will vacate Brown Derby[Read More…]

Jade Greear of Homewood will bring her inspiring message of caring to an estimated 15,000 teenagers Thursday when she addresses the We Day Illinois audience at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont. Jade Greear The We Act program is a volunteer effort that gets young people to take action for social change. Greear, a[Read More…]

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Cub Scout Pack 304 is conducting its annual fundraising flower sale. Pack members are taking pre-orders through Tuesday for their geranium sale set for 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 9, at Flossmoor Station, 1035 Sterling Ave. in Flossmoor. During the pre-sale, Scouts have[Read More…]

The cast of “Once Upon This Island” rehearses recently for the musical, which opens Friday at Parker Junior High in Flossmoor. (Provided photo) “Once Upon This Island,” a musical play about the power of love on a Caribbean island, comes to Parker Junior High School Friday for one performance. The curtain goes up at 6:30[Read More…]

55 calls: Traffic Stop (43), Suspicious Auto (2), Assist Fire Dept. (2), Medical Alert Alarm (1), Solicitor Complaint (1), Customer/Management Dispute (1), Suspicious Subject (1), Hit & Run (1), Disabled Vehicle (1), Barking Dog (1), Burglar Alarm (1) Traffic Stop (43) 12:02 a.m., 900 187th St. 12:14 a.m., 2500 175th[Read More…]

Stu Mindeman A rising star in the Chicago jazz scene will bring his music to an area church this weekend. Stuart Mindeman, a Chicago-based pianist/keyboardist/composer recognized as a next generation jazz musician, will show how it’s done when he performs in a free concert at 6 p.m. on Sunday, April[Read More…]

The Village of Flossmoor announced Wednesday that a groundbreaking ceremony for the long-awaited Meijer superstore will take place next Tuesday, April 28. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the Meijer site, 3800 Vollmer Road. Contractors for Meijer did substantial site work last year and will be working on[Read More…]