(Image courtesy of MLK Day of Service and theVillage of Flossmoor) For anyone who is off work Jan. 19 — the federal Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday — the only question is which service project to pick. Flossmoor is offering several options for its first-ever MLK Day of Service, a chance for residents to spend[Read More…]

Storytellers on the program for Homewood Storiesfirst anniversary show are, clockwise from top left,Greg Weiss, Paul Teodo, Valentine Soposky, Mike Welshand Homewood Stories founder Karen O’Donnell. (Photos provided except Paul Teodo and Karen O’Donnellby Eric Crump/The Chronicle) Three Homewood storytellers will be featured Tuesday, Jan. 20, in the one-year anniversary Homewood Stories show.[Read More…]

The Village of Homewood honored Sgt. Craig Sline Tuesday, Jan. 13, for 20 years of service to the village.  Sgt. Craig Sline acknowledgesapplause after being honoredby the Village of Homewoodfor 20 years service to the police department. TrusteesRay Robertson and AnneColton look on. (Photo byEric Crump/The Chronicle) Police Chief Lawrence Burnson[Read More…]

Homewood trustees agreedTuesday to enter into a contractto purchase 18138 DixieHighway, formerly Savoia T’GoRestaurant. (Photo by EricCrump/The Chronicle) The village of Homewood banked a second downtown property in as many weeks Tuesday in an effort to have more control over development.  In a split vote, Homewood trustees approved a contract with[Read More…]

Sueños Sueños, a Latin jazz quintet “will roll into Ravisloe like a soft warm South American wave,” according to Chicago Jazz Magazine. Sounds pretty good after January got off to a fairly brutal start, weatherwise. The musical respite from winter Thursday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m. is the next concert[Read More…]

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A Parker Junior High School mother described Monday how her 12-year-old daughter was assaulted at the school last month, then sent home on her own recognizance. After that, she said, the girl showed signs of a head injury. She was examined by an orthodontist, who found damage, and was admitted[Read More…]

Mandarin, the world’s most-spoken language, is coming to Flossmoor School District 161. Superintendent Craig Doster told Board of Education members Monday that the district will be contacting parents to gauge interest in Mandarin, the most common Chinese language. Classes will will be taught at Homewood-Flossmoor High School starting next year and junior[Read More…]

Homewood loves its baseball. It’s had Homewood Babe Ruth League play for kids since 1951. For those who can’t get enough, District 153 is hoping to establish a baseball and softball program for fall 2015 to compete in the Illinois Elementary School Association’s (IESA) play for the south and southwest[Read More…]

Ryan Pitcock Homewood-Flossmoor High School Principal Ryan Pitcock will be the guest speaker for the 6:30 p.m. “meet and greet” Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the District 153 PTA meeting. The program will be in the gym at James Hart Junior High. Pitcock will offer a glimpse of what students can[Read More…]