Local schools have canceled classes for Monday, Feb. 2, due to the severe weather conditions. Administrators for Homewood School District 153, Flossmoor District 161, St. Joseph School in Homewood and Infant Jesus of Prague School in Flossmoor made the decision earlier today to close schools. Homewood-Flossmoor High School announced shortly before[Read More…]

How do police officers process a crime scene? When are police allowed to use deadly force? What steps can you take to crime proof your home? The Flossmoor Police Department will answer those questions, and more, at its 12-week Citizen Police Academy.  Applications are available for the academy, which was[Read More…]

So apparently Winter was just saving up the snow that normally would fall in January and is dumping it all on us Feb. 1.  Do you have a photo (or photos) you would be willing to share?  Add photos Jim Gannon provided a comment with his photos of public works[Read More…]

A nice dollop of snow overnight and with much more expected, today will be a good day for photographers. Feel free to share your storm photos here. 

Let the community know about meetings, events and activities affected by weather. 

A blizzard warning is in effect for the area, including Homewood and Flossmoor, from 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, to midnight, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago. A winter storm moved into the area Saturday night, with moderate wet snow, but the storm is expected to intensify during[Read More…]

After a bitterly cold first week, winter has been a no-show this month, but that’s about to change as a winter storm move into the area tonight and will make winter lovers happy and motorists miserable tomorrow. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the area[Read More…]

  (Video by Anne Colton, www.annecolton.com)   Homewood Winter Farmers Market got off to a brisk start Saturday, Jan. 31, with patrons and vendors expressing delight with the new venture.  From left, Merritt and KimberlySlaughter of Flossmoor placean order for gumbo with Cynthia Boyd-Yette of Cynthia’s Gumbo Express at Homewood’s first winter farmers market[Read More…]

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Storytellers provided some memorable images Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the first anniversary Homewood Stories show at Grady’s Grille. Greg Weiss’ story included projectile spinach.  Homewood Stories founder Karen O’Donnell, left, preparesto blow out the candle on a birthday cake to mark the show’s first anniversary. Local storyteller RichardAspell holds the cake. (Photoby Eric Crump/The[Read More…]