Happy Fourth of July!  This weekend we are continuing the longstanding tradition of marking the founding of our nation, but with a different approach this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.    To help mark this time of celebration, the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle and 23 Miles South Theatre are presenting the[Read More…]

Flossmoor’s Fourth of July parade – a tradition since the 1930s – will be revived Saturday when lines of fire trucks traverse neighborhoods on both the east and west sides of the village. In previous years, the parade has been an opportunity for kids, and their parents, to display patriotic[Read More…]

The village of Homewood recently posted police department policies on its website, and officials said the move was part of a larger project to increase transparency and improve communication.  “We all know our policies and procedures and how we do things and why we do things, but our community might not,” said[Read More…]

Flossmoor residents will have a chance to sit down with local police officers and talk about community issues during a casual “Coffee with a Cop” session from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 27.  Officers will be on hand at the tented dining area in front of Dunnings Market,[Read More…]

When the stay-at-home order came down from the governor’s office, Steve Buchtel, of GoodSpeed Cycles in Homewood, expected business to idle. Instead, bike shops in Illinois were deemed essential businesses, a move Buchtel said made sense. Many people rely on bicycles for transportation, and GoodSpeed also serves customers who use[Read More…]

What will school look like in the fall?  No one has the answer. It is unlikely that this coming school year will resemble school before the COVID-19 pandemic. Administrators are planning different scenarios: continue remote learning or a blended schedule for remote learning with a limited return to the classrooms. [Read More…]

Calling themselves Youth Against Inequality, a group of young local activists staged a candlelight vigil on Saturday, June 13, to honor African-Americans who were killed by police violence.  About 100 people gathered in the plaza at Irwin Park, some in the low-key crowd holding signs featuring refrains of the Black[Read More…]

Hopeful quotes from some memorable individuals are now artistically painted on business storefront windows in downtown Homewood, thanks to a project by the Homewood Art Commission. According to HAC president Greg Loudon, the group initiated the project as a way to provide paying work to two local artists, while offering[Read More…]

Many residents and motorists in Homewood on Sunday could not miss the message in support of Black Lives Matter supporters. Several hundred demonstrators marched in a 4.2-mile loop, filling major thoroughfares from curb to curb for almost two hours. March organizer Tiki Brown leads the crowd in chants expressing anger[Read More…]