The “act of God” winter freeze in Texas had a direct impact on the cost that Homewood-Flossmoor High School paid for natural gas. The district’s winter gas bill would normally be $30,000 but this year it was $280,000 due to a spike in the gas commodity prices when about a[Read More…]

CALUMET CC HEARING – On Thursday, a Cook County judge considers a motion by Homewood residents to become defendants in the case against the Village of Homewood by the company looking to redevelop the Calumet Country Club site. Watch the hearing on Zoom, ID: 97725700908, PW: 821555. EARLY VOTING SITES[Read More…]

Vaccination progress (full doses): South District Suburban Region State 10.4% 12.7% 15.41% Region 10 (includes H-F) Positive test rate: 4.1% ↑ Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 65 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 84 Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (Source: IDPH. Updated March 23) Homewood Cases: 1,510 (+3) (since the[Read More…]

Two Churchill School fourth graders took a school project and turned it into a fundraiser for a nonprofit organization. Together the classmates raised more than $2,000. On Saturday, March 20, Ian Arseneau, 9, and Elijah “Eli” Olison, 10, sold yellow wristbands reading JoyStrong in honor of three-year-old Joy Arseneau, Ian’s[Read More…]

Vaccination progress (full doses): South District Suburban Region State 10.1% 12.4% 15.09% Region 10 (includes H-F) Positive test rate: 3.7%  Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 64 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 83 Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (Source: IDPH. Updated March 22) Homewood Cases: 1,510 (+3) (since the[Read More…]

Every year since 2016, the Homewood Business Association has partnered with the village for a public arts project. Art is created by community members and shown at the Artisans Street Fair in June before being displayed around town.  Julie Lawton, president of Homewood Business Association “They (the projects) stay up[Read More…]

Vaccination progress (full doses): South District Suburban Region State 8.8% 11.2% 13.58% Region 10 (includes H-F) Positive test rate: 3.6%  Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 59 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 78 Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (Source: IDPH. Updated March 17) Homewood Cases: 1,490 (since the[Read More…]

Flossmoor’s voter-supported $10-million bond sale and the refinancing of more than $2 million worth of 2013 bonds is close to being a done deal. Finance Director Scott Bordui delivered what he called “fantastic news” during a regular meeting of the Village Board held Monday, March 15, regarding Flossmoor’s two-purpose issue[Read More…]

THE S-WORD. Yes, snow is in the forecast for Monday, about 1 to 2 inches. And rain. And sleet. And freezing rain. We trust this is the last brief spasm of winter and it will have the good taste to leave quickly and quietly soon after. DISTRICT 233 BOARD MEETING[Read More…]

State Fire Marshal reminds Illinoisans to change clocks and batteries, test smoke alarms as Daylight Savings Time returns Sunday at 2 a.m. Daylight Savings Time returns, so it’s time to make sure clocks and other time devices move forward one hour.  The time change is also a good time to[Read More…]