This graph shows the state’s progress in receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines. The scale on the right is the measure of vaccine doses received. The scale on the left is the measure of doses administered and the seven-day rolling average of administered doses. Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 3.2%[Read More…]

Prairie State pitched well in both games of the doubleheader Sunday, March 7, but fell short in both games against Roosevelt University in Peoria. The Pioneers dropped the first game 4-3 and lost 4-2 in the second game on Sunday. Roosevelt University 4, Prairie State 3 The Pioneers took a[Read More…]

If you can help, volunteers for Catholic Charities will be accepting food donations on Saturday, March 13.  The Parish of St. Joseph in Homewood is hosting this spring food drive to support those who use the Catholic Charities emergency food pantry at St. Irenaeus Church in Park Forest. Volunteers will[Read More…]

Deb Brady, who owns Johnson’s with her husband Timothy, helps a customer at the Homewood home medical supplies store. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories first published in the Chronicle’s annual Health and Wellness special section of the March 1 print edition,[Read More…]

Homewood accepted the resignation of Director of Economic and Community Development Angela Mesaros on Tuesday. She was unknowingly recorded disparaging protesters of a controversial development last week. Village Manager Jim Marino said in a statement released Tuesday that Mesaros’s resignation came after an investigation into her comments recorded before a[Read More…]

Monday was a busy day at Willow School in Homewood as it reopened to students for the first time in nearly a year. Everyone had smiles on their faces — behind the required masks — and there was a definite sense of joy in the building. Sully Blasgen’s teacher gave[Read More…]

This graph shows the state’s progress in receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines. The scale on the right is the measure of vaccine doses received. The scale on the left is the measure of doses administered and the seven-day rolling average of administered doses. Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 3.5%[Read More…]

DLA Architects updated a 10-year report that is designed to help Homewood-Flossmoor High School administrators and District 233 board members prioritize infrastructure projects. “This is meant to be a tool,” said lead architect Ed Wright of DLA as he and architect Ryan Kelley gave an overview of their work at[Read More…]

The Homewood Planning and Zoning Commission will continue a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, on two issues related to the redevelopment of the former Calumet Country Club. The commission is considering a request to rezone the property from public land and open space to limited manufacturing use.[Read More…]

An important election approaches. On April 6, voters in Homewood and Flossmoor will select candidates to serve on village, school, library and park district boards.  To help voters make their decisions, the Chronicle invited candidates to tell the community about themselves and their goals and visions for the agency they[Read More…]