James Hart seventh grade volleyball team poses withthe trophy from their win on Monday, March 9, atParker Middle School in Flossmoor. Back row, from left,Jurni Tollerson, Alayna Moore, Rorie Dougherty, Anna Gsell,Haley Sawyer, Gretchen Schmidt, Catie Donohue and CoachRenee Rycraft. Front row, from left, Rebecca Brandt, AvaFreeman, Macy Campin, Kelly[Read More…]
Author: HF Chronicle Staff
Budget reductions trim District 161 teaching posts, may cut 9 bus routes
PARCC-wise, it’s “so far, so good” in Flossmoor School District 161. Students in grades three through five started taking the new state-mandated exam on Feb. 25 and testing, so far, has gone smoothly, Superintendent Craig Doster said at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. The first round of testing is ending[Read More…]
Zoning amendments pave the way for Portillo’s development in Homewood (UPDATED)
A sure sign of spring in Homewood is the annual opening day of Dairy Queen at Ridge Road and Gladville Avenue. Thursday, March 12, the ice cream will begin to flow again in Homewood. (Photo by Eric Crump/The Chronicle)
Early American music featured in March 24 Homewood Library Program
Four retiring teachers will not be replaced in Flossmoor District 161 next year and nine bus routes may face the budget ax as school officials look to the 2015-16 fiscal year. The reduction in teaching staff – one at Flossmoor Hills School, three at Parker Junior High School – is[Read More…]
A dreaded pest, a dead tree, and a neighborhood library rises from the ash
An artist’s rendering of the new Portillo’s restaurant planned at Halsted and 175th streets in Homewood. (Image provided) Portillo’s restaurant on the southwest corner of Halsted and 175th streets. The new restaurant is expected to employ 80 to 100 people, according to Rich Pozzi, Portillo’s project manager for the Homewood restaurant. The Board[Read More…]
Millennium School’s Flower Power helps cancer patients
Lauren Pelon (Provided Photo) “Music from the Backyard & Front Porch,” a show featuring American songs performed by Lauren Pelon using a wide array of instruments, will be presented at 6 p.m. March 24 at the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway. Pelon, an acclaimed singer-songwriter, will be singing pieces of indigenous[Read More…]
Scenes from St. Baldrick’s Day at H-F High School
Cancer patients were the beneficiaries of a Valentine’s Day flower sale conducted by members of the Early Act Club at Homewood’s Millennium School, including (from left) Charlie Anderson, Patrick Donahue, Umar Ryan, Jessica Lyseng and Charlie Van Etten. The $200 profit was donated to Homewood’s Cancer Support Center for the[Read More…]
St. Baldrick’s Day at H-F: Cold heads for a good cause
A 38-year-old Homewood woman was charged with domestic battery Saturday, March 7, after allegedly stabbing a man with a kitchen knife. Kenya Frazier, of the 2400 block of 183rd St., was taken into custody after the incident, which occurred between 3:30 and 4:45 p.m., according to the police report. No[Read More…]
Have Homewood’s new water meters affected your bill?
Homewood-Flossmoor High School Honor Society hosted its sixth annual St. Baldrick’s Day fundraiser Saturday, March 7. The goal was to raise money for pediatric cancer research, and a number of students, teachers and community members agreed to have their heads (and chins) shorn to help raise money and to show[Read More…]
Meijer project, Rauner budget loom as Flossmoor starts budget process
Throughout 2014, new water meters were installed in Homewood. The state-of-the-art technology replaces outmoded meters. As the new meters were installed, some residents began observing changes in water bills. We would like to document stories from residents about what difference (if any) the new meters made in bills for water[Read More…]
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