Viewpoint:The commentary below represents the ideas, observations and opinions of the author.  Opportunities like this are like shooting stars. Your see them for an instant and then they disappear into the night. Tom Houlihan There I was, minding my own business, driving to the store. Then, passing the Homewood-Flossmoor Ice[Read More…]

The contract with Global Studios to complete a concept plan for the development of a community science center was deferred, but the Homewood board of trustees meeting Tuesday, Jan. 27, was filled with business development matters, including news of two new restaurants planning to open this year. Village President Richard[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor High School chess players hosted and took second place in the Southwest Suburban Conference chess tournament Saturday, Jan. 24. Related story:H-F chess team hosts conference tournament, takes second place (The Chronicle, Jan. 27, 2015)  

Apparently Homewood Farmers Market fans held up their lighters, clapped their hands and whistled, because the market is about to do an encore.  The Homewood Farmers Market will be back in actionSaturday, Jan. 31. It’ll be kindof like this, but with a roof and walls. (Photo by EricCrump/The Chronicle) After a summer[Read More…]

H-F chess players concentrateon the next move in their matches Saturday, Jan. 24. (Photo by Eric Crump/TheChronicle) Homewood-Flossmoor High School chess players wrapped up their regular season Saturday, Jan. 24, by hosting and taking second place in the Southwest Suburban Conference chess tournament.  Carl Sandburg High School took first place in the[Read More…]

It was a nice afternoon for a ride in Izaak Walton Preserve. A little snow falling. A little ice on the trails, enough to make biking interesting but not enough to prevent a ride. Here are a few scenes.

Copper piping was reported stolen from two vacant Flossmoor homes in less than one week. On Jan. 22, a contractor working at a house on the 3000 block of Scott Crescent told police that about 80 feet of copper piping was stolen. Nothing else was missing from the house, which[Read More…]

Dear Candidate,The Chronicle is your newest and most current news source for information about Homewood and Flossmoor. We are your online newspaper athfchronicle.com. As the April election nears, we hope to give our readers an election guide that will provide them with information on your background and perspective on issues. [Read More…]

The halls, the rooms, the gymnasium — all were crowded Saturday night with people young and old dressed in shorts, T-shirts and sometimes straw hats or sun glasses.  St. Joseph Catholic School’s Winter Picnic was an oasis of summer fun in late January, with summer food, games and music. The event[Read More…]

Bishop Joseph Perry visitsSt. Joseph Catholic Schoolkindergarten class. (Photoprovided by Mariann Reilly) The Archdiocese of Chicago will be marking Catholic Schools Week Jan. 25 through 30, and St. Joseph School in Homewood and Infant Jesus of Prague School in Flossmoor are planning activities to celebrate the week. Bishop Joseph Perry, auxiliary bishop[Read More…]