54 calls: Traffic Stop (29), Assist Fire Dept. (6), Burglar Alarm (3), Stray Animal (6), Customer/Management Dispute (1), Suspicious Subject (2), Disabled Vehicle (2), Suspicious Circumstances (2), Retail Theft (1), Unwanted Subject (1), Warrant Service (1) Traffic Stop (29) 12:05 a.m., Dixie Hwy. & Hawthorne Rd. 12:17 a.m., Halsted St.[Read More…]

A second court-appointed psychiatrist has found Pol Danilov not fit for trial following last October’s attack on an elderly woman in a Homewood grocery store.  Pol Danilov During Danilov’s latest appearance at the Markham courthouse on Monday, Cook County Associate Judge Michelle Pitman ordered a transfer of the case to[Read More…]

Sherah, stolen when she was a puppy, was returned to her Homewood family more than five years later. (Photoby Marilyn Thomas/TheChronicle) Sherah, a tan and black German Shepherd eight-month-old pup, loved to play in the family’s back yard with Gerald and Jennifer Smith’s first and second graders. But then someone hopped their home’s six foot privacy[Read More…]

Animal tags are required in Homewood and Flossmoor, but they aren’t a foolproof way to get a lost pet back. The best and easiest method is implanting a radio frequency identification microchip into the pet. It’s a simple process. The veterinarian injects the chip under the skin as though administering a shot.[Read More…]

John Millen of Homewood was the first customer in the door Monday as Potbelly Sandwich Shop’s Oven Warming Party got under way at 11 a.m.  John Millen of Homewood, right, orders the first sandwich at Homewood’s Potbelly Sandwich ShopMonday, March 16. (Photo byEric Crump/The Chronicle) Millen said there are several Potbelly restaurants in[Read More…]

60 calls: Traffic Stop (35), Suspicious Subject (3), Burglar Alarm (2), Assist Fire Dept. (2), Stray Animal (2), Suspicious Circumstances (1), Medical Alert Alarm (1), Noise Complaint (1), Disabled Vehicle (1), Lockout (3), Suspicious Auto (1), Check Well Being (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (2), Request to Speak to Officer[Read More…]

The Homewood-Flossmoor High School Varsity Scholastic Bowl team walked away the winners in an Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Sectionals competition Saturday and will now advance to state competition beginning Friday, March 20, in Peoria. H-F will be competing in Class AA against teams from Hinsdale High School, the Illinois Math and Science Academy[Read More…]

H-F music students who will participate in the Spain tour during spring break in a few weeks. The trip is made possible, in part, by community support. (Provided photo) The Homewood-Flossmoor Viking Orchestra invites all community residents to its free Spring Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22, in the HF Mall[Read More…]

Potbelly Sandwich Shop will officially open its doors at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, but the new Homewood location will have a “soft” opening Monday that will benefit Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The Potbelly “Oven Warming Party” will have two sessions, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.[Read More…]

Rose Olsar, Friends of Homewood Library secretary, chats with a patron Saturday, March 14, during the Friends’weekly book sale. (Photo by Eric Crump/The Chronicle)  The second floor east side mezzanine in the Homewood Public Library will soon become a dedicated space for teens thanks to a generous $52,000 gift from the Friends of the Homewood[Read More…]