Tommy Lowell, 11, receives a coupon Saturday, Dec. 6, fromHomewood Mayor Rich Hofeld for an egg roll at Eat Rice.(Photo by Eric Crump/The Chronicle)  Like finding lost keys, the unique snowflake was in the last place Tommy Lowell looked.  The youngster won a coupon for an egg roll at Eat Rice[Read More…]

From the Village of Homewood, a map of tonight’s Holiday Lights activities and local businesses for holiday shopping: Click on the map to see a larger image.  

“The Annual Progression of thePoinsetta” with, from left, IreneMercer, Tim Mercer (both ofChicago Heights) and RobertHindsley (of Homewood). (Photo provided) The St. Andrew Players of Homewood will present a holiday-themed musical, “Uh-Oh Here Comes Christmas,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, according to a news[Read More…]

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission has selected 73 Homewood-Flossmoor juniors for State Scholar honors. The State Scholar Program recognizes these students for their outstanding academic achievements, including ranking in the top 10 percent of the class and scoring in the 95th percentile on the ACT exam. State scholar designation provides honorary recognition with[Read More…]

An illuminated holiday yardcard on Olive Road in Homewood. (Photo byQuinn Crump/Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle) This year, residents will shine a spotlight on their holiday greetings as the Holiday Yard Cards Project returns to Homewood. You can’t miss these beautifully decorated 5-foot by 4-foot cards, and when the sun goes down, spotlights help[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor HighSchool’s Winter Choral Concert— set for Sunday, Dec. 14, at3 p.m. — includes aperformance by a handbellchoir. (Photo provided) Area residents are invited to attend several concerts in December at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, according to a news release from the school.  All the events are held in the school’s[Read More…]

With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, more people with more money will be in more stores more often. Most of those people will be spending, but some of them will be asking for money. The holiday season is also a time when people traditionally increase their charitability,[Read More…]

48 calls: Traffic Stop (29), Assist Fire Dept. (6), Disturbance (1), Domestic Disturbance (2), Suspicious Subject (2), Traffic Accident with Damage (2), Warrant Service (1), Burglar Alarm (2), Stray Animal (1), Check Well Being (1), Suspicious Circumstances (1) Traffic Stop (29) 12:12 a.m., 175th St. & Dixie Hwy. 12:29 a.m.,[Read More…]

73 calls: Traffic Stop (34), Traffic Accident with Damage (3), Domestic Disturbance (3), Check Well Being (3), Assist Fire Dept. (8), Burglar Alarm (7), Assist Other Agency (2), Customer/Management Dispute (1), Disabled Vehicle (2), Follow Up (1), Lockout (2), Found Property (1), Suspicious Subject (1), Medical Alert Alarm (1), Hit[Read More…]

Homewood’s first winter festival, Holiday Lights, is set for Friday, Dec. 5. The Dec. 3 edition of the village e-newsletter lists the schedule of activities. 3 p.m. — Foundation 153 Holiday Tree Sales begin on Martin Avenue near Homewood Florist.5:45 p.m. — Celebration of Saint Nicholas at St. Joseph Church, 17951 Dixie Highway.  6 p.m. — Christkndle[Read More…]